Problem 1

• A stone weighs 105 lb in air. When submerged in water, it

weighs 67 lb. find the volume and specific gravity of the
stone.
Problem 2
• A concrete cube 0.5m on each side is to be held in
equilibrium under water by attaching a light foam buoy to it.
What minimum volume of foam is required? The specific
weights of concrete and foam are 23.58 kN/m^3 and 0.79
kN/m^3 respectively.
Problem 3
• The hydrometer shown sinks 5.3 cm in water. The bulb
displaces 1.0 cm3, and the stern area is 0.1 cm2. Find the
weight of the hydrometer.
Problem 4
• A barrel containing water weighs 283.5 lb. what will
be the reading on the scales if a 2 in by 2 in piece of
wood is held vertically in the water to a depth of 2.0
ft?
Problem 5
• To what depth d will this square block (density of 0.8
times than that of water) float in the two-liquid
reservoir? Use L = 200mm
Problem 6
• A cube 75cm on an edge has its lower half of s.g. = 1.6 and upper half of s.g. = 0.7. it rests in a
two-layer fluid with lower s.g. = 1.4 and upper s.g. = 0.8. Determine the height h of the top of the
cube above the interface.
Problem 7
• The uniform rod in Fig. P2.114 is hinged at point B on the waterline
and is in static equilibrium as shown when 2 kg of lead (SG 11.4) are
attached to its end. What is the specific gravity of the rod material?
Problem 8
• An open tank 1.8m x 1.8m x 1.30m deep contains water at a depth of
0.90m. The weight of the tank is 3500 N. The tank is acted by an
unbalanced force of 12000 N parallel to a pair of sides.
• Determine the acceleration of the tank.
• Determine the maximum pressure at the bottom of the tank
• Determine the force acting on the side with the greatest depth.
Problem 9
• A closed cylindrical tank having a
radius of 0.60m and a height of 4m is
full of water under a pressure of
196.2 kPa. If the vessel is rotated at
200 rpm: (a) Compute the total
pressure on the side wall and (b)
compute the total pressure against
the top.
Problem 10
• The same tank from previous problem is now moving with constant
acceleration up a 30° inclined plane, as in Fig. Assuming rigid-body
motion, compute (a) the value of the acceleration a,(b) whether the
acceleration is up or down, and (c) the gage pressure at point A if the
fluid is mercury at 20°C
Problem 11
• The tank shown in the figure is
accelerated to the right with a
width of 1m. (a) Determine the
acceleration needed to cause the
free surface to touch point A. (b)
Determine the pressure at B. (c)
Determine the total force acting
on the bottom of the tank.
Problem 12
• When the U-tube is not rotated , the water stands in the tube as
shown. If the tube is rotated about the eccentric axis at the rate of 8
rad parsec; (a) What is the new level of water of the tube on the left
side. (b) Determine the decrease of the water level in the tube on the
left side. (c) What is the new level of water of the tube on the right
side.
Problem 1
A block of steel (sg=7.85) will float at a mercury-water
interface. What will be the ratio of distances a and b for this
condition?
Problem 2
• A prismatic object 8 in thick by 8 in wide by 16 in long is
weighed in water at a depth of 20 in and found to weigh 11lb
. What is its weight in air and its specific gravity?
Problem 3
• Find the weight of the floating can
in the figure. Determine the
volume of lead placed inside the
tank that will make the top of
tank touch the liquid surface.
𝐾𝑁
𝛾 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑑 = 11.6 3
𝑚
Problem 4
• A right circular cone 50 mm in radius 170 mm high
and weighs 1.5 N in air. How much force is required to
push this cone vertex-downward into ethanol (S=0.79)
so that its base is exactly at the surface? How much
additional force will push the base 6.5mm below the
surface?
Problem 5
• The tank in the figure is filled brimfull with water. If a
cube 700 mm on an edge and weighing 530 N is
lowered slowly into the water until it floats, how
much water flows over the edge of the tank?
Problem 6
• A plastic sphere is immersed in sea water (𝛾 =
64 𝑙𝑏/𝑓𝑡 3 ) and moored at the bottom. The sphere
radius is 15 inches . The mooring line has a tension of
160 lb. what is the specific weight of the sphere?
Problem 7
• A U-tube is rotated about
one leg, as shown. Before
being rotated the liquid
in the tube fills 0.25 m of
each leg. The length of
the base of the U-tube is
0.5 m, and each leg is 0.5
m long. What would be
the maximum rotation
rate (in rad/s) to ensure
that no liquid is expelled
from the outer leg?
Problem 8
• A closed rectangular tank 5m high, 3m in width
and 6m in length is filled with 3.5m of water. If it
is accelerated at 18m/s^2 determine the force
experience at the both sides of the tank
Problem 9
• A rectangular car tank 20m long, 4m wide and 3m deep is completely
open at the top. If it is initially filled to the top: (a) How much liquid
will be spilled if it is given a horizontal acceleration of 0.3g in the
direction of its length? (b) What is the maximum hydrostatic force
acting on the side opposite the direction of the acceleration. (c)
Determine the volume of the remaining water at the tank.
Problem 10
• The container shown has a width of 500 mm and contains water to a
depth of 300mm. (a) At what angle will the water surface makes with
the horizontal when the tank is accelerated tot the right so that the
water will just touch point A. (b) Determine the acceleration right at
this instant. (c) What is the maximum pressure at point B of the tank
at this instant
Problem 11
• An open cylindrical tank having a radius of 0.30 m and a height of
1.20m is filled with a water at a depth of 0.90m (a) how fast will it be
rotated about its vertical axis if half of its volume is spilled out? (b)
How fast will it be rotated about its vertical axis so that no water will
be spilled out? (c) How fast will it be rotated about its vertical axis so
as to produce zero pressure with 0.20m from the center of the tank?