DAMIETTA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Civil Engineering Department
Fluid Mechanics

Assignment (3)

1. Determine the volume and density of an object that weight 4 N in water and 5 N in
an alcohol of SG 0.8.

2. A cube of timber 1.25 ft on each side floats in water; the specific gravity of the
timber is 0.6. Find the submerged depth of the cube.

3. The uniform rod in the figure is hinged at B and in

static equilibrium when 2 kg of lead (SG = 11.4) are
attached at its end. What is the specific gravity of the
rod material?

4. A cylinder made of wood (SG = 0.6) and circular in cross

section is required to float in oil (SG = 0.9), if d = the diameter of
the cylinder and L = height. Prove that L cannot exceed 0.75d for
the cylinder to floating with its longitudinal axis vertical.

5. A uniform wooden beam (SG =0.65) is 10

cm by 10 cm by 3 m and hinged at A. At
what angle will the beam float in20°C
water?

6. Consider a wooden cylinder (SG = 0.6) 1 m in

diameter and 0.8 m long.Would this cylinder be stable
if placed to float with its axis vertical in oil (SG =
0.85)?
 7. A rectangular pontoon is 7m long and 3m wide the weight
of the pontoon is 30 ton. Determine the position of center
of gravity above the base of the pontoon such that it does
not overturn in seawater take the specific weight of water
as 0.98 ton/ m3.

8. A rectangular barge is 20 m long, 7 m wide and 3 m deep. it has a draft of 2 m when

fully loaded. The C.G. of barge is on the axis of symmetry at the water surface.
Determine the stability condition of the barge and the metacentric height.

9. The barrage shown in figure has the form of parallelepiped having dimensions 10 m by
26.7m by 3m. The barrage weighs 4450 kN when loaded and has a center of gravity 4m
from the bottom. Find the metacentric height for a rotation about its longest centerline,
and determine whether or not the barrage is stable.