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ME-231A Practice Problem Set Solutions

This document contains the answers to 15 practice problems from a fluid mechanics class. The problems cover topics such as dimensions, shear stress, pressure, forces, center of pressure, depth, volume, submerged length, and stability. All of the answers are numerical values or short calculations.

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ME-231A Practice Problem Set Solutions

This document contains the answers to 15 practice problems from a fluid mechanics class. The problems cover topics such as dimensions, shear stress, pressure, forces, center of pressure, depth, volume, submerged length, and stability. All of the answers are numerical values or short calculations.

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ME-231A

Practice Problem Set-1 Answers


P1. Dimension of B= [L-1]

P2. Shear stress on upper plate, yx=-4.56 N/m2 and shear stress varies linearly with y.

P3. Gauge pressure =4.41 kPa

P4. Pressure difference PA-PB=8900Pa

P5. Total pressure drop=171lbf/ft2 and pressure drop due to friction=392lbf/ft2.

P6. h=0.193m

P7. Force, F=38750N and centre of pressure at X=0.615m.

P8. Depth h=2.52m.

P9. h=0.152m

P10. FH=97.9MN, FV=153.8MN, CP is 10.74m to the right and 3.13m up from point A.

P11. FA=111KN

P12. FH=370KN, FV=416KN, resultant F=557KN and =48.3

P13. Volume V=2.52L, n=6 weights

P14. (a) MB=29.1Kg (b) Submerged length =0.323m and Force F=6.1N

P15. F=159.4 N

P16. Position is slightly unstable and MG=-0.007m

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