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CE 325 Midterm Lab Exam Answer Key

The document is a midterm exam for a hydraulics laboratory course. It contains 6 multi-part problems testing concepts like manometers, fluid properties, buoyancy, hydrostatic forces, and determining volumes and weights of objects floating in liquids. The problems include calculating pressures, densities, reaction forces, percentages of submerged volumes, and forces required to fully submerge objects.

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CE 325 Midterm Lab Exam Answer Key

The document is a midterm exam for a hydraulics laboratory course. It contains 6 multi-part problems testing concepts like manometers, fluid properties, buoyancy, hydrostatic forces, and determining volumes and weights of objects floating in liquids. The problems include calculating pressures, densities, reaction forces, percentages of submerged volumes, and forces required to fully submerge objects.

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CE 325 - HYDRAULICS

LABORATORY MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Name: ____________________________________________________ Date: ______________________


BSCE 3 -___

Direction: Show your complete solution for each problem. Correct answers without correct unit will have a 1-point
deduction.

PROBLEM 1 – Manometer (10 pts.)

A differential manometer shown is measuring the difference in


pressure of the two water pipes as shown. What is the pressure
difference between the two pipes in KPa?
PA PB
+ 0.125m + (13.6)0.675m − 0.3m =
γw γw

PB −PA
0.125m + (13.6)0.675m − 0.3m = γw

PB −PA
9.005m = γw

KN
PB − PA = 9.005m(9.81 )
m3

𝐏𝐁 − 𝐏𝐀 = 𝟖𝟖. 𝟑𝟑𝟗 𝐊𝐏𝐚

PROBLEM 2 – Common Fluid Property (10 pts. total)


A reservoir of certain liquid has a mass of 1,100 kg and a volume of 0.822 m3. Determine the following fluid property:

Weight Specific gravity


γ 13.128
W = Mg s = γf = 9.81
w

m
W= 1100kg(9.81 2 ) 𝐬 = 𝟏. 𝟑𝟑𝟖
s

𝐖 = 𝟏𝟎, 𝟕𝟗𝟏 𝐍 𝐨𝐫 𝟏𝟎. 𝟕𝟗𝟏𝐊𝐍

Unit weight Specific volume


W 10.791 KN 1
γ= V
= 0.822 m3
Vs = ρ

𝐊𝐍 1 𝐦𝟑
𝛄 = 𝟏𝟑. 𝟏𝟐𝟖 𝐦𝟑 Vs = 𝐤𝐠 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟕𝟒𝟕𝟐𝟕 𝐤𝐠
𝟏,𝟑𝟑𝟖.𝟐𝟎 𝟑
𝐦

Mass density
M 1100 kg
ρ= V
= 0.822 m3
𝐤𝐠
𝛒 = 𝟏, 𝟑𝟑𝟖. 𝟐𝟎 𝐦𝟑

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PROBLEM 3 – Buoyancy (10 pts.)

A plastic sphere is fully submerged under seawater by using a rope connected to it and anchored to the sea bottom. The radius of
the sphere is 38 cm and the tension in the rope is 710 N. What is the unit weight of the sphere in KN/m 3 if the specific gravity of
seawater is 1.03?

Wsphere + Tension = BF
(γV)sphere + Tension = γseawater Vsphere
4 4
γsphere (3 πr 3 ) + Tension = γseawater (3 πr 3 )
4 4
γsphere (3 π(0.383 )) + 0.710 KN = 1.03(9.81 KN/m3 )(3 π(0.383 ))
𝐊𝐍
𝛄𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 = 𝟕. 𝟎𝟏𝟓
𝐦𝟑

PROBLEM 4 – Manometer (10 pts.)


Determine the gage and absolute pressure at the center of the pipe (point A) in
pounds per square-foot.
P
0 + hHG − hw = γ A
w

2 16 PA
0 + (13.6)( ft) − ( ft) = lb
12 12 62.4 2
ft

𝐥𝐛
𝐏𝐀 = 𝟓𝟖. 𝟐𝟒
𝐟𝐭 𝟐

Pabs = Patm + Pgage

Pabs = 2116 psf + 58.24 psf


𝐏𝐚𝐛𝐬 = 𝟐𝟏𝟕𝟒. 𝟐𝟒 𝐩𝐬𝐟

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PROBLEM 5 – Total Hydrostatic Force on Plane Surfaces (10 pts. total)
Gate AB in the figure is rectangular with 2m base and 3m height.
(4 pts) 1. Determine the total hydrostatic force acting on the gate in KN
(6 pts) 2. Determine the horizontal reaction at B in KN ℎ̅ = 𝑦̅ = 6.5𝑚

1.

F = γh̅A
KN
F = 9.81 m3 (6.5m)(2mx3m)

𝐅 = 𝟑𝟖𝟐. 𝟓𝟗 𝐊𝐍

2.
Ig 2(33 ) 3
e = Ay̅ = 12(2x3)(6.5) = 26 m
F e
∑ MA = 0

F(1.5 + e) = R B (3) RB
3
382.59 KN (1.5 + 26) m = R B (3m)

𝐑 𝐁 = 206.01 KN

PROBLEM 6 – Buoyancy (10 pts. total)


A wooden buoy with a specific gravity of 0.75 floats in a liquid having a specific gravity of 0.85.
(3 pts) 1. What percentage of the total volume is exposed above the liquid surface?
(3 pts) 2. If the volume above the liquid surface is 0.045 cubic meters, what is the weight of the buoy in KN?
(4 pts) 3. What vertical force in KN will make the buoy fully submerged?

1.
sbody
Vbelow = V
sliquid T
Vbelow 0.75 15
VT
= 0.85
= 17 (the fraction of the volume below liquid surface)

Vabove 2
VT
= 17 or 0.1176470588 or 𝟏𝟏. 𝟕𝟔𝟓%

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2.
Vabove 2
VT
= 17

2
Vabove = 17 (VT )

2
0.045m3 = (V )
17 T
3
VT = 0.3825m

W = γV
KN
W = 0.75(9.81 m3 )(0.3825m3 )
𝐖 = 𝟐. 𝟖𝟏𝟒 𝐊𝐍

3.
Wbuoy + F = BF
2.81424375 KN + F = γfluid V
KN
2.81424375 KN + F = 0.85(9.81 m3 )(0.3825m3 )
𝐅 = 𝟎. 𝟑𝟕𝟓𝟐𝟑𝟐𝟓 𝐊𝐍

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