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Problem Set No 1

The document contains 15 multi-part physics and engineering problems involving concepts like stress and strain in materials, fluid pressure, buoyancy, stability of floating and submerged objects, and properties of dams and containers. The problems cover calculating stresses in pipes, tanks, and spheres; determining buoyancy of cones, beams, and connected objects; assessing stability of barges, caissons, and ships; and finding pressures, safety factors, and displacements in various dam and vessel configurations.

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Problem Set No 1

The document contains 15 multi-part physics and engineering problems involving concepts like stress and strain in materials, fluid pressure, buoyancy, stability of floating and submerged objects, and properties of dams and containers. The problems cover calculating stresses in pipes, tanks, and spheres; determining buoyancy of cones, beams, and connected objects; assessing stability of barges, caissons, and ships; and finding pressures, safety factors, and displacements in various dam and vessel configurations.

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Problem Set No.

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1. A 48-in diameter steel pipe, ¼ in thick, carries oil of sg = 0.822 under a head of 400ft of
oil. Compute the following (a) stress in the steel and (b) thickness of steel required to carry
a pressure of 250 psi with an allowable stress of 18000 psi.
2. A vertical cylindrical tank is 6ft in diameter and 10ft high. Its sides are held in position by
means of two steel hoops, one at the top and one at the bottom. The tank is filled with water
up to 9ft high. Determine the tensile stress in each hoop.
3. A thin-walled hollow sphere 3.5m in diameter holds gas at 1700kPa. For an allowable
stress of 50000kPa, determine the minimum wall thickness.
4. A cylindrical tank 4m in diameter and 9m high contains liquids A, B, and C with equal
heights. Sp. gr. of A, B, and C are 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 respectively. The tank is provided by
steel hoops at the bottom and at the top. Compute for the (a) tension of hoops at the bottom
of the tank and (b) tension of hoops at the top of the tank.
5. A dam having a triangular section has a vertical side 24m. high and 12m. wide at the base.
Wt. of concrete is 23.5 kN/m3. (a) Determine the height of water that could rise on the
vertical side of the dam so that the maximum intensity of pressure at the toe is twice the
average pressure at the base. Neglect hydrostatic uplift. (b) What is the shearing stress at
the shearing stress at the bottom of the base. (c) Compute the maximum compressive stress
of concrete at the base.
6. A masonry dam has given cross section shown. The intensity of the hydrostatic uplift varies
uniformly from 20% of the full hydrostatic pressure at the heel to zero at the toe. Unit
weight of concrete is 23.5 kN/m3. Find (a) the factor of safety against sliding if coefficient
of friction at the base is 0.80, and (b) factor of safety against overturning.
7. A concrete dam retaining water is shown. If the specific weight of concrete is 23.5 kN/m3.
Find the (a) factor of safety against sliding, (b) factor of safety against overturning if the
coefficient of friction is 0.48, and (c) maximum and minimum pressure intensity.

8. A solid wooden cone (SG = 0.729) floats in water. The cone is 30 cm high, its vertex angle
is 90º, and it floats with vertex down. How much of the cone protrudes above the water?
9. With a 5-lbf-weight placed at one end, the uniform wooden beam in the figure floats at an
angle θ with its upper right corner at the surface. Determine (a) θ (b) γwood.

10. Two spheres, each 1.3m in diameter, weighs 5kN and 13kN, respectively. They are
connected with a short rope and placed in water. What (a) tension (T) in the rope and (b)
what portion of the lighter sphere protrudes from the water?
11. A 14-in-diameter hollow sphere of steel (SG = 7.85) has 0.16 in wall thickness. How high
will this sphere float in 20°C water? How much weight must be added inside to make the
sphere neutrally buoyant?
12. A barge is 15 ft wide and floats with a draft of 4 ft. It is piled so high with gravel that its
center of gravity is 3 ft above the waterline, as shown. Is it stable?
13. A cylindrical caisson having an outside diameter of 9m floats in sea water with its axis
vertical and its lower end submerged 9m below the water surface. If its center of gravity is
on the vertical axis and is 3.6m above the bottom. Determine the (a) true metacentric height,
and (b) righting couple in kg-m when the caisson is tipped through an angle of 8 degrees.
14. A barge shown in the figure is 10m wide by 30m long when loaded. The barge displaces
5MN and its center of gravity is 0.5m above the water line. Determine the (a) metacentric
height above the center of gravity for a roll angle of 10 degrees, and (b) righting moment.

15. For a ship with a waterline cross section as shown has a displacement of 5350kN.
Determine the (a) metacentric height to remain in stable equilibrium, (b) maximum
distance that the center of gravity may lie above the center of buoyancy if the ship is to
remain stable, and (c) horizontal displacement of the center of buoyancy if the ship tilts an
angle of 10 deg without overturning.

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