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This tutorial on Fluid Mechanics requires students to work in groups to solve various problems related to hydrostatic forces, pressure, and buoyancy. Key tasks include calculating hydrostatic forces on submerged surfaces, analyzing the effects of changing dimensions on these forces, and determining equilibrium conditions for floating objects. The tutorial emphasizes understanding the principles of fluid mechanics through practical applications and calculations.

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Tutorial 2

This tutorial on Fluid Mechanics requires students to work in groups to solve various problems related to hydrostatic forces, pressure, and buoyancy. Key tasks include calculating hydrostatic forces on submerged surfaces, analyzing the effects of changing dimensions on these forces, and determining equilibrium conditions for floating objects. The tutorial emphasizes understanding the principles of fluid mechanics through practical applications and calculations.

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Fluid Mechanics 1

Tutorial 2
Due date: 09/03/2026
Instructions: Solve this tutorial in groups of 5 students.
1. Define the resultant hydrostatic force acting on a submerged surface, and
the center of pressure.
2. Someone claims that she can determine the magnitude of the hydrostatic
force acting on a plane surface submerged in water regardless of its shape and
orientation, if she knows the vertical distance of the centroid of the surface
from the free surface and the area of the [Link] this a valid
claim? Explain
3. Consider a 8-m-long, 8-m-wide, and 2-m-high above-ground swimming
pool that is filled with water to the rim. (a) Determine the hydrostatic force
on each wall and the distance of the line of action of this force from the
ground. (b) If the height of the walls of the pool is doubled and the pool is
filled, will the hydrostatic force on each wall double or quadruple? Why?
4. A cylindrical tank is fully filled with water (Fig.1.) In order to increase the
flow from the tank, an additional pressure is applied to the water surface by
a compressor. For Po=0, Po= 3 bar, and Po=10 bar, calculate the hydrostatic
force on the surface A exerted by water.

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Figure 1
5. Consider a large cubic ice block floating in seawater in fig,2 . The specific
gravities of ice and seawater are 0.92 and 1.025, respectively. If a 25-cm-high
portion of the ice block extends above the surface of the water, determine
the height of the ice block below the surface.

Figure 2
[Link] inverted cone is placed in a water tank as shownin fig.3. If the weight
of the cone is 16.5 N, what is the tensile force in the cord connecting the
cone to the bottom of the tank?

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Figure 3
7. The water in a 25-m-deep reservoir is kept inside by a 150-m-wide wall
whose cross-section is an equilateral triangle, as shown in Fig.4. Determine (a)
the total force (hydrostatic+ atmospheric) acting on the inner surface of the
wall and its line of action, and (b) the magnitude of the horizontal component
of this force. Take Patm 100 kPa.

Figure 4
8. A cylindrical buoy (Fig.5) 1.8m in diameter, 1.2m high, and weighing
10kN floats in salt water of density 1025kg m-3. Its centre of gravity is 0.45m
from the bottom. If a load of 2kN is placed on the top, find the maximum
height of the centre of gravity of this load above the bottom if the buoy is
to remain in stable equilibrium.

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Figure 5

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