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Yangon Technological University

Department of Civil Engineering


(2024-2025) Academic Year
CE-31006, Fluid Mechanics I & II
Tutorial I
Date: 11.1.25
No. Solution Mar
ks
1. The tank in Figure has a 4-cm-diameter plug at the bottom on the
right. All fluids are at 20’C. The plug will pop out if the hydrostatic
force on it is 25 N. For this condition, what will be the reading h on
the mercury manometer on the left side?

Solution
4-cm-diameter,d = 0.04cm
F =25 N= r hCG A =9790 x hCG x πd 2/ 4
hCG = 2.032m
Patm +Pwater-Pmercury=Patm
P atm + 9790 ( 2.032 + 0.02sin 50’+0.02)-133100h = P atm
h = 0.152m
2. Gate AB shown in Figure is 5 ft wide into the paper and opens to let
fresh water out when the ocean tide is dropping. The hinge at A is 2
ft above the freshwater level. At what ocean level h will the gate first
open? Neglect the gate weight.

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Solution
F = r hCG A =62.4 x 5 x 5x10 = 15600 lb.ft positioned at 10/3 =
3.33’ above point B
In the seawater
Fs = 1.025 x 62.4 x h /2 x 5h =159.9 h 2 lb.ft positioned at h/3 above point B.
Moments about hinge point A
MA = 0
(159.9h2 ) ( 12 – h/3) –( 15600) (12-3.33) = 0
53.3 h 3
-1918.8h2 +135200 = 0
h = 9.85ft
3. The dam in Figure is a quarter circle 50 m wide into the paper.
Determine the horizontal and vertical components of the hydrostatic
force against the dam and the point CP where the resultant strikes
the dam.

Solution
For the horizontal component:
hCG = 20/2 = 10 m
A = (20) (50) = 1000 m2
FH = γ hCG A¿ 9790 ×10 × 1000=97.9 NM
−I xx sin θ
y CP =
hCG A
( 1 /12 ) ( 50 ) ( 20 )3 sin 90°
¿−
(10)(1000)
= -3.33 m
∴ F H is 10+3.33=13.33 m¿ the surface .
For the vertical component:
F V =γ × volume of dam
¿ 9790 ×( A ×h)
π 2
¿ 9790 × ×(20) ×(50)
4
= 153.8 MN
4R
hCG = =4 × 20/3 π =8.49 m
3π

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The resultant hydrostatic force on the dam is

√
F= ( F 2H + F 2V )
¿ √ (97.9)2 +(153.8)2 =182.3 MN
8.49
tanθ=
13.33
θ=32.5°
F = 182.3 MN at 32.5°.
The line of action of F strike the circular-arc dam AB at the center of pressure CP,
I xx sin θ
y CP =
hCG A
4 4 4
I xx =0.10976 R =0.10976 ×(20) =17561.6 m
2 2 2
A=π R / 2=π (20) /2=628.31 m
17561.6 × sin 32.5
y CP = =1.769 m
8.49 ×628.31
∴ F is 8.49+1.7=10.3 m¿ the ¿∧3.13 m up ¿ point A .

4. When a 5-lbf weight is placed on the end of the uniform floating wooden beam in
Figure, the beam tilts at an angle θ with its upper right corner at the surface, as shown.
Determine (a) the angle θ and (b) the specific gravity of the wood. Hint: Both the
vertical forces and the moments about the beam centroid must be balanced.

Solution
Total wood volume,

V total= ( 124 × 124 ×9)=1 ft 3

−F B=γ w V ¿ =γ w (V total −V 1)
YTU/CE/Academic 005/Rev.0/ Page 3 of 5
[ 1
2
4
]
F B=62.4 1−( ×9 × h× ) =62.4−93.6 h
12
−W =γ wood V total=SGwood γ w (1 )=62.4 SGwood
∑ F y =0
−W −5+ F B=0
−62.4 × SG w −5+62.4−93.6 h=0 →(1)
∑ M C =0
−62.4 ( 4.5 ) +93.6 h ( 32 ×9)+62.4 × SG ( 4.5)=0
w

−280.8+561.6 h+ 280.8× SG w =0 →(2)


Solving Eq. (1) and (2);
h = 0.16 ft
SGw = 0.68h = 9 tan θ
θ = 1.02˚
5. 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= 0.8)?

6. Gate AB in Figure is 5 ft wide into the paper, hinged at A, and restrained by a stop at
B. Compute (a) the force on stop B; and (b) the reactions at A if h = 9.5 ft.

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