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Quiz No. 3

This document contains 4 multi-part engineering problems involving concepts like gravity dams, buoyancy, metacenter height, and statics. Problem 1 involves calculating factors of safety and foundation pressures for a trapezoidal gravity dam. Problem 2 calculates tension, float depth, and exposed volume for two connected spheres of different weights in water. Problem 3 determines height, specific gravity, and weight for a wooden block that floats differently in water and a liquid. Problem 4 calculates metacenter height, righting moment, and shifting distance for a tilting rectangular scow.

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Quiz No. 3

This document contains 4 multi-part engineering problems involving concepts like gravity dams, buoyancy, metacenter height, and statics. Problem 1 involves calculating factors of safety and foundation pressures for a trapezoidal gravity dam. Problem 2 calculates tension, float depth, and exposed volume for two connected spheres of different weights in water. Problem 3 determines height, specific gravity, and weight for a wooden block that floats differently in water and a liquid. Problem 4 calculates metacenter height, righting moment, and shifting distance for a tilting rectangular scow.

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Quiz No.3 Quiz No.

1. A concrete trapezoidal gravity dam as shown below, is 1. A concrete trapezoidal gravity dam as shown below, is
subjected to water seepage which vary uniformly from subjected to water seepage which vary uniformly from
full hydrostatic pressure at the heel and zero at the toe. If full hydrostatic pressure at the heel and zero at the toe. If
the unit weight of the concrete is 23.5 kN/cu.m. the unit weight of the concrete is 23.5 kN/cu.m.
(a) Find the Factor of Safety against sliding if the (a) Find the Factor of Safety against sliding if the
coefficient of friction is 0.48. coefficient of friction is 0.48.
(b) Find the Factor of safety against overturning. (b) Find the Factor of safety against overturning.
(c) Find the maximum and minimum foundation (c) Find the maximum and minimum foundation
pressures acting against the base of the dam. pressures acting against the base of the dam.
(d) If a horizontal point load P=60KN will act 6.5 meters (d) If a horizontal point load P=60KN will act 6.5 meters
from the bottom of the dam perpendicular to its vertical from the bottom of the dam perpendicular to its vertical
surface, would our dam be safe against sliding? and surface, would our dam be safe against sliding? and
overturning? (show solution) overturning? (show solution)

2. Two spheres each 1.30 m in diameter, are connected 2. Two spheres each 1.30 m in diameter, are connected
by means of a short rope and placed in seawater with s.g by means of a short rope and placed in seawater with s.g
of 1.03. One weighs 4 kN and the other weighs 12 kN. (a) of 1.03. One weighs 4 kN and the other weighs 12 kN. (a)
Compute the tension in the rope; (b) the depth of Compute the tension in the rope; (b) the depth of
floatation of the lighter sphere; (c) the volume of sphere floatation of the lighter sphere; (c) the volume of sphere
exposed above the water surface. exposed above the water surface.

3. A block of wood 0.50 m by 0.50 m x h meters in 3. A block of wood 0.50 m by 0.50 m x h meters in
dimension (where h is the vertical height of the wood) dimension (where h is the vertical height of the wood)
was pushed into the water with additional force of 15 N was pushed into the water with additional force of 15 N
and floats with 0.22 m projecting above the water and floats with 0.22 m projecting above the water
surface. The same block was pushed into a container of a surface. The same block was pushed into a container of a
liquid having a specific gravity of 0.90 with an additional liquid having a specific gravity of 0.90 with an additional
force of 20N and it floats with 0.18 m projecting above force of 20N and it floats with 0.18 m projecting above
the surface. Determine the (a) the value of h; (b) the the surface. Determine the (a) the value of h; (b) the
specific gravity of the block; (c) the weight of the block. specific gravity of the block; (c) the weight of the block.

4. A rectangular scow 8 m wide, 12 m long and 3.2 m 4. A rectangular scow 8 m wide, 12 m long and 3.2 m
high has a draft in water of 2.1 m. Its center of gravity is high has a draft in water of 2.1 m. Its center of gravity is
0.4 m above the waterline. Determine (a) Metacentric 0.4 m above the waterline. Determine (a) Metacentric
height and (b)Righting Moment if the scow tilts with one height and (b)Righting Moment if the scow tilts with one
side is just at the point of submergence (c) the sideway side is just at the point of submergence (c) the sideway
shifting distance of the center of buoyancy. shifting distance of the center of buoyancy

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