Ministry of High Education

Madina Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology

Fluid Mechanics (CIVL 241) Spring 2019

SHEET (1): Fluid Statics: Fluid Pressure and Hydrostatic Forces on Surfaces

1. A U-tube manometer is connected to a closed tank

as shown in figure. The air pressure in the tank is
0.034 bar and the liquid in the tank is oil with specific
weight of 8483 N/m3. The pressure at point (A) is
0.138 bar. Determine: (i) the depth of oil (z), and (ii)
the differential reading (h) on the manometer.

2. A manometer connects an oil pipeline and a water pipeline as shown in figure. Determine
the difference in pressure between the two pipelines using the readings on the manometer.
Use Soil= 0.86 and SHg = 13.6.

3. A gasoline line is connected to a pressure gage through a double-U manometer, as shown

in figure, if the reading of the pressure gage is 370 kPa, determine the gage pressure of the
gasoline line.

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4. A closed cylindrical tank filled with water has a
hemispherical dome and is connected to an inverted
piping system as shown in figure. If the pressure
gage reading at (A) is 60 kPa, determine:
(i) the pressure in pipe (B), and
(ii) the pressure head, in millimeters of mercury,
at the top of the dome (point C).

5. Determine the moment at (A) required to keep the shown

gate closed.

6. A tank holding water has a triangular gate, hinged at

the top, in one wall. Find the moment at the hinge
required to keep this triangular gate closed.

7. In the figure, the shaft can keep the gate closed for
up to a moment of 150 kN.m, and then, the shaft will
fail and the gate will open under the liquid pressure.
Determine the maximum value of the liquid depth (h).

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8. A circular plate 3 m diameter is immersed in water
in such a way that its greatest and least depth below
the free surface are 1.5 m and 4 m respectively.
Determine the total force on the face of the plate and
the position of the centre of pressure.

9. For the shown gate, find the weight (w) needed

to keep the gate vertical. Also, find the reactions at
the hinge. The gate is 10 m wide.

10. Gate (AB) is 16 m long and 8 m wide into the paper

and is hinged at (B) with a stop at (A). The gate has a
mass of 2000 kg (acting at the CG of the full gate).
Compute the value of load (W) required to keep the gate
closed.

11. The rigid gate, (OAB), shown in figure is

hinged at (O) and rests against a rigid support at
(B). What horizontal force, (P), is required to
hold the gate closed if its width is 3 m?

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12. Find the net hydrostatic force on the rectangular panel
(AB) and determine its line of action. The gate is 1 m wide.

13. Gate AB is a quarter circle, find:

a) The magnitude of the horizontal and vertical
components forces acting on the gate, and
Water
their line of action.
b) The magnitude and direction of the resultant
force.

Gate 6 m wide

14. Gate AB has a width of 0.5 m and a radius of 1 m.

Determine the horizontal and vertical components of
reaction at the pin A and the horizontal reaction at the
smooth stop B due to the water pressure.

15. The thin quarter-circular gate is 2 m wide, is hinged

at (A), and rests on the smooth support at B. Determine
the horizontal and vertical components of reaction at (A)
and the vertical reaction at (B) due to the water pressure.

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16. If the water depth is h = 2 m, determine the
magnitude and direction of the resultant force, due to
water pressure acting on the parabolic surface of the
dam, which has a width of 5 m.

17. A cube of wood having an edge dimension of 20 cm and a density of 650 kg/m3 floats
on water:
a) What is the distance (h) from the horizontal top surface of the cube to the water level ?
b) How much weight (w) has to be placed on top of the cube so that its top is just level with
the water?

18. The cylinder floats in the water and oil to the level shown.
Determine the weight of the cylinder

19. Determine the volume and density of an object that weighs 4 N in water and 5 N in an
alcohol of S.G .0.8

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