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Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.

1. The pressure in the air space is 180 kPa abs while gage A reads 350 kPa abs. Determine the reading of gage B
in kPa abs. Use y = 80 cm.

a. 261.12 b. 241.12 c. 251.12 d. 271.12

Situation1. The storage tank contains oil and water acting at the depths shown. It has a width of b = 1.25 meters. Take
ρoil = 900 kg/m3.

2. Determine the hydrostatic force acting on panel AB in kN.

a. 3.410 b. 3.104 c. 4.103 d. 4.301

3. Determine the hydrostatic force acting on panel BC in kN.

a. 25.971 b. 26.211 c. 22.161 d. 27.591

4. Determine the distance of the hydrostatic force acting on panel ABC measured from the top of the tank, in
meters.
a. 0.835 b. 0.671 c. 1.512 d. 1.103

5. It is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that a pressure change at any point in a confined incompressible
fluid is transmitted throughout the fluid such that the same change occurs everywhere. This principle is from:
a. Pascal b. Archimedes c. Boyle d. Bernoulli

Situation 2. The open rail car is 6 ft. wide and filled with water to the level shown. When the car is moving with a
constant acceleration of 10 ft/s2,

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6. How much water spills out of the car, in ft^3?

a. 670.14 b. 139.86 c. 23.31 d. 562

7. What is the resulting pressure at point B, in lb/ft^2?

a. 561.6 b. 468 c. 212.8 d. 1123.2

8. A rigid gate of a flood control structure in a river is 6 m wide by 4 m high and weighs 10 kN. With its longer
edge horizontal, it is moved up and down with its short edges sliding in vertical channel guides. Evaluate the
force, in kN, needed to raise the gate when the surface of the water is 2 m. above its top edge. There is no water
on the downstream side of the gate. The coefficient of friction between the gate and the channel guides is 0.10.
Neglect the buoyant effect of the water on the gate and the weight of the cables connected to the gate.
a. 104 b. 94 c. 110 d. 92

9. Trichlorethylene, flowing through both pipes, is to be added to jet fuel produced in a refinery. A careful
monitoring of pressure is required through the use of the inclined-tube manometer. If the pressure at A is 30
psi and the pressure at B is 25 psi, determine the position ‘s’ that defines the level of mercury in the inclined-
tube manometer. Take SHg = 13.55 and ST = 1.466. Neglect the diameter of the pipes.

a. 9.208 in. b. 3.512 in. c. 14.891 in. d. 2.664 in.

Situation 3. The 5-m wide overhang is in the form of a parabola.

10. Determine the total hydrostatic force acting on the curved surface, in kN.
a. 220.725 b. 628.625 c. 367.875 d. 588.600

11. Determine the line of action of the total hydrostatic force in degrees.
a. 36.87° CW from the b. 53.13° CCW from c. 53.13° CW from the d. 36.87° CCW from
pos. x-axis the pos. x-axis neg. x-axis the neg. x-axis

12. Determine the depth of center of pressure in meters.

a. 2.355 b. 1.391 c. 1.609 d. 0.645

Situation 4. A 1.1-ft-dia hollow sphere is made of steel (SG = 7.85) with 0.015-ft wall thickness.

13. How deep, in ft., will the sphere sink in water?

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a. 0.665 b. 0.566 c. 0.642 d. 0.462

14. How much weight must be added inside to make the sphere neutrally buoyant?
a. 15.487 b. 13.116 c. 14.857 d. 16.311

Situation 5. A 4-in-diameter solid cylinder of height 3.75 in. weighing 0.85 lb is immersed in liquid (52 lb/ft^3)
contained in a tall, upright metal cylinder having a diameter of 5 in. Before immersion, the liquid was 3.0 in deep.

15. Determine the height of the solid cylinder that is submerged in the liquid, in inches.
a. 2.248 b. 2.428 c. 2.824 d. 2.482

16. Determine the rise of liquid level in the metal cylinder, in inches.
a. 1.934 b. 1.394 c. 1.439 d. 1.493

17. How far is the bottom of the solid cylinder from the bottom of the metal cylinder, in inches?
a. 2.911 b. 2.119 c. 2.192 d. 2.191

Situation 6. The two pipes contain hexylene glycol, which causes the level of mercury in the manometer to be at h =
0.3 m. Take ρhgl = 923 kg/m3 and ρHg = 13 550 kg/m3.

18. Determine the differential pressure in the pipes, PA – PB, in kPa.

a. 40.025 b. 42.500 c. 37.889 d. 39.878

19. If the pressure in pipe A increases by 6 kPa, and the pressure in pipe B decreases by 2 kPa, determine the new
differential reading ‘h’ of the manometer in meters.
a. 0.3658 b. 0.3858 c. 0.3646 d. 0.3485

Situation 7. An open cylindrical tank, 6 ft high and 3 ft in diameter, contains 4.50 ft of water. If the cylinder rotates
about its geometric axis,

20. What constant angular velocity (rad/s) can be attained without spilling any water?
a. 5.115 b. 5.511 c. 9.626 d. 9.266

21. What is the pressure (lb/ft^2) at the bottom center of the tank when ω = 6.00 rad/sec?
a. 241.558 b. 23.895 c. 320.042 d. 64.395

22. What is the pressure (lb/in^2) at the bottom center of the tank if initially it is closed with the air space subjected
to a pressure of 15.5 psi, and the angular velocity is 12.0 rad/sec?
a. 16.42 b. 14.93 c. 14.26 d. 19.34

Situation 8. Shown below is the cross section of an earthwork (SG = 2.50) dam. Assuming hydrostatic uplift varies
linearly from one-half the hydrostatic head at the upstream edge of the dam to zero at the downstream edge, find the
following: Use h = 97 ft., a = 10 ft., y1 = 30 ft., y2 = 90 ft., and b = 70 ft.

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23. Hydrostatic force acting on the vertical face of the dam, in pounds.
a. 295630.8 b. 293560.8 c. 296350.8 d. 290356.8

24. Maximum soil pressure at the base of the dam, in lb/ft^2.

a. -10885.35 b. -10585.83 c. -10858.53 d. -10583.58

25. Minimum soil pressure at the base of the dam, in lb/ft^2.

a. -3493.79 b. -3439.97 c. -3497.93 d. -3473.99

26. A liquid has a mass of 100 kg. and a volume of 0.05541 m3. Determine its specific gravity.
a. 1.80 b. 1.84 c. 1.71 d. 1.08

Situation 9. Gate AB has a rectangular cross section that is 5-foot-wide into the paper, 4 feet high, hinged at A, and
restrained by a stopper at B. It is retaining water on one side having a height (h) of 9.5 ft.

27. Compute the hydrostatic force acting on AB in lbs.

a. 5960 b. 5096 c. 9360 d. 9036

28. Compute the force required on the stopper at B in lbs.

a. 5096 b. 9036 c. 5960 d. 9360

29. Compute the reaction at hinge A in lbs.

a. 4264 b. 4642 c. 4426 d. 4246

30. A closed cylindrical tank 1.8 m high and 0.9 m in diameter contains 1.35 m of water. When the angular velocity
is constant at 20.0 rad/s, how much of the bottom of the tank is uncovered, in m^2?
a. 0.05483 b. 0.02036 c. 0.63617 d. 0.29773

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Situation 10. Refer to the figure. The force FA, FB, and FC lie in the same plane.

31. Given:
Force, FA = 80 lb
Angle, α = 65º
Resultant of FA and FB = 120 lb
Determine the magnitude of FB.
a. 36.9 lb b. 27.8 lb c. 61.8 lb d. 129.4 lb

32. Given:
Forces, FA = 40 lb, FB = 50 lb, and FC = 40 lb
Angles, α = 65º and β = 80º
Determine the magnitude of the resultant of these three forces.
a. 108.7 lb b. 73.9 lb c. 66.9 lb d. 116.1 lb

33. Given:
Forces, FA = 40 lb and FC = 70 lb
Angles, α = 65º
Resultant of FA, FB, and FC = 110 lb
Direction of Resultant, θR = 78º measured from the force FA in counter-clockwise direction.
Determine the angle β.
a. 43.8º b. 54.4º c. 60.6º d. 71.2º

Situation 11. Refer to the figure as shown.

Given:
F = 750 N
R = 2.4 m
θ = 30º and ϕ = 15º

34. Determine the moment of F (N-m) about point B.

a. 2,205 b. 3,011 c. 1,739 d. 3,477

35. Determine the moment of F (N-m) about point O.

a. 3,943 b. 5,216 c. 6,614 d. 5,682

Situation 12. Cable AB is supporting the member CD at point A.

Given:
Tension in the cable = 425N
θ = 30º

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36. Determine the component of force AB with along x axis.

a. 136.0 N b. 296.5 N c. 220.8 N d. 212.5 N

37. Determine the magnitude of the moment which the force AB, as it acts at point A, makes about the x-axis.
a. 1275 N-m b. 736 N-m c. 1414 N-m d. 816 N-m

Situation 13. Refer to the figure as shown.

38. Determine the tension developed in cable AC for equilibrium of the 400 lb-crate.
a. 273.7 lb b. 231.2 lb c. 214.3 lb d. 294.7 lb

39. Determine the force developed along strut AD for equilibrium of the 400 lb-crate.
a. 358.6 lb b. 547.4 lb c. 397.9 lb d. 502.3 lb

40. If the tension developed in each cable cannot exceed 300 lb, determine the largest weight of the crate that can be
supported.
a. 518.9 b. 536.2 c. 407.1 lb d. 278.6 lb

Situation 14. The bulk head AD is subjected to both water and soil-backfill pressures. Assume AD is pinned to the
ground at A. The bulk head has a mass of 800 kg.

41. Determine the required tension in the ground anchor BC necessary for equilibrium.
a. 287 kN b. 258 kN c. 311 kN d. 280 kN

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42. Determine the reaction at A.

a. 485 kN b. 460 kN c. 514 kN d. 492 kN

Situation 15. The beam is subjected to the two concentrated loads. Assume that the foundation exerts a linearly varying
load distribution on its bottom.

43. Given:
Force, P = 120 kN
Length, L = 8 m
Determine the load intensity w1 for equilibrium.
a. 30 kN/m b. 40 kN/m c. 50 kN/m d. 60 kN/m

44. Given:
Load intensity, w2 = 55 kN/m
Length, L = 10 m
Determine the magnitude of force P for equilibrium.
a. 110 kN b. 122.5 kN c. 137.5 kN d. 275 kN

Situation 16. The uniform plate has a weight of 500 lb.

45. Determine the tension in cable at A.

a. 100 lb b. 0 lb c. 350 lb d. 250 lb

46. Determine the tension in cable at B.

a. 100 lb b. 0 lb c. 350 lb d. 250 lb

Situation 17. Refer to the loaded truss as shown.

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47. Determine the force in member BC.

a. 5.77 kN b. 3.62 kN c. 5.62 kN d. 3.46 kN

48. Determine the force in member BG.

a. 1.32 kN b. 1.53 kN c. 1.80 kN d. 2.00 kN

Situation 18. Neglect friction and the weights of the members for the folding table as shown,

49. Compute the magnitude of the pin reaction at A.

a. 93.75 N b. 450.04 N c. 187.5 N d. 410.84 N

50. Compute the magnitude of the pin reaction at C.

a. 415.52 N b. 251.56 N c. 438.63 N d. 112.5 N

Situation 19. The 50 kg block rests on the horizontal surface, and a force P = 200 N, whose direction can be varied, is
applied to the block.

51. If the block begins to slip when θ = 30º, calculate the coefficient of static friction μs between the block and the
surface.
a. 0.2933 b. 0.4435 c. 0.1155 d. 0.5774

52. If P is applied with θ = 45º, calculate the friction force.

a. 173.2 N b. 141.4 N c. 185.4 N d. 43.93 N

Situation 20. Beam AB is supported by a roller at surface A and a hinge at B. It is loaded as shown.

53. Determine the reaction at support A.

a. 1000 N b. 600 N c. 750 N d. 800 N

54. Determine the reaction at support B.

a. 1000 N b. 600 N c. 750 N d. 800 N

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Situation 21. A 1000-lb bank of lights is being supported by cables as shown.

55. Determine the tensile force in cable CE.

a. 236.60 lb b. 776.46 lb c. 366.03 lb d. 633.97 lb

56. A technician changes the position of the bank of lights by removing the cable CE. What is the tension in cable
AB after the change?
a. 803.03 lb b. 687.87 lb c. 622.50 lb d. 737.04 lb

Situation 22. The cable will break when the maximum tension reaches Tmax = 10 kN.

57. Determine the minimum tension when h = 9m.

a. 4.17 kN b. 5.21 kN c. 10.42 kN d. 2.08 kN

58. Determine the minimum tension when h = 10m.

a. 12.01 kN b. 9.13 kN c. 8.84 kN d. 7.51 kN

59. Determine the total length of the cable when h = 11m.

a. 31.99 m b. 34.76 m c. 33.34 m d. 33.95 m

60. Determine the minimum sag h.

a. 8.35 m b. 6.49 m c. 7.09 m d. 4.69 m

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