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1. A reservoir of glycerin has a mass of 1,200 kg and a volume of 0.952 cu.m.

Find its
a) Weight, W
b) Specific Weight, γ
c) mass density, ρ
d) Specific gravity, s.g.

2. object has a specific weight of 2.23 kN/m3 . Compute the following:

a) mass density
b) mass if the volume is 0.001 m3
c) Specific volume

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3. If the viscosity of water at 70 °C is 0.00402 poise and its specific gravity is 0.978, determine
its absolute viscosity in Pa-s and its kinematic viscosity in m2/s and in stokes.

4. A viscometer is constructed with two 30-cm-long concentric cylinders, one 20.0 cm in

diameter and the other 20.2 cm in diameter. A torque of 0.13 N-m is required to rotate the
inner cylinder at 400 rpm (revolutions per minute). Calculate the viscosity

5. Water in hydraulic press, initially at 137 kPa absolute, is subjected to a pressure of 116,280
kPa absolute. Using EB = 2.5 GPa, determine the percentage decrease in the volume of
water.

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6. What is the value of the surface tension of a small drop of water 0.3 mm in diameter which
is in contact with air if the pressure within the droplet is 561 Pa?

7. Estimate the height to which water will rise in a capillary tube of diameter 3 mm. Use σ =
0.0728 N/m and γ = 9810 N/m3 for water.

8. At 32 °C and 205 kPa gage, the specific weight of a certain gas was 13.7 N/m3. Determine
the gas constant of this gas.

9. WHAT IS THE PRESSURE 13.5 METER BELOW THE OCEAN? USE SP.GR 1.03 FOR
SALT WATER.

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10. IF THE DEPTH OF LIQUID OF 1.5M CAUSES A PRESSURE OF 8KPA, WHAT IS THE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF THE LIQUID?

11. A PRESSURE GAGE 7 METER ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK CONTAINING A
LIQUID READS 95KPA. ANOTHER GAGE HEIGHT 3 METER READS 112 KPA.
DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF THE LIQUID?

12. If the pressure at a point in the ocean is 60 kPa, what is the pressure 27 meters below this
point?

13. An open tank contains 5.8 m of water covered with 3.2 m of kerosene (γ = 8 kN/m3). Find
the pressure at the interface and at the bottom of the tank.

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14. In the figure shown, if the atmospheric pressure is 101.3 kPa and the absolute pressure
at the bottom of the tank is 231.3 kPa, what is the specific gravity of olive oil?

15. A VERTICAL RECTANGULAR GATE THAT IS “w” METERS WIDE AND “h” METERS
HIGH IS SUBMERGED IN WATER WITH ITS TOP EDGE “d” METERS BELOW THE
WATER SURFACE. FIND THE TOTAL HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE ACTING ON ONE
SIDE OF THE GATE AND ITS LOCATION FROM THE BOTTOM WITH THE FOLLOWING
GIVEN: w = 2M , h = 4M, d = 3M. GAMMA WATER = 9.81kN/M.

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16. A VERTICAL TRIANGULAR GATE HAS A TOP BASE HORIZONTAL OF “b” METERS
AND IS “h” METERS HIGH. IT IS SUBMERGED IN OIL WITH ITS TOP BASE
SUBMERGED TO A DEPTH OF “d” METERS BELOW THE LIQUID SURFACE.
DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE AND LOCATION OF THE TOTAL HYDROSTATIC
PRESSURE ACTING ON ONE SIDE OF THE GATE. GIVEN b = 2m, h = 3m, d = 4m, Gs
oil = 0.82, Unit weight of water = 9.83 kN/m3.

17. A VERTICAL RECTANGULAR PLANE OF HEIGHT “d” AND BASE “b” IS SUBMERGED
IN A LIQUID WITH ITS TOP EDGE AT THE LIQUID SURFACE. DETERMINE THE TOTAL
FORCE F ACTING ON ONE SIDE AND ITS LOCATION FROM THE LIQUID SURFACE.

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18. A masonry dam of trapezoidal cross section, with one face vertical, has a thickness of 2
m at the top and 10 m at the bottom. It is 22m high and has a horizontal base. The inclined
face is subjected to water pressure, the water standing to a depth of 15 m above the base.
The specific gravity of masonry is 2.40. If there is no hydrostatic uplift, where will the
resultant pressure intersect the base? Is this a good design?

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19. A solid object having a specific gravity of 3.5 is floating on a liquid having a specific gravity
of 13.6. The volume of the object is 0.02 cubic meter.
a) Determine the weight of the object in kN?
b) What percentage of the total volume of the object is exposed above the liquid
surface?
c) What additional force in kN is required to completely submerged the object?

20. A stone weighs 350N in air and 240N in water. Determine the following:
a) The volume of the stone
b) The unit weight of the stone
c) The specific gravity of the soil.

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21. A block of wood with length “L” and cross-sectional area “A” is submerged in water with
50mm exposure above the water surface. When submerged in a liquid with a specific
gravity of 1.35, it will float with 75mm exposed above the liquid surface.
a) Obtain the specific gravity of the wood.
b) Obtain the length of the wood in mm.
c) If the wood is submerged vertically in a liquid with a specific gravity of 1.03, obtain
the length of wood exposed above the surface in mm.

22. A vertical triangular gate has a base width of 200mm and a height of 480mm. The vertex
of the gate is flushed with the water surface.
a. What is the hydrostatic force?
b. What is the location of the force from the center of gravity?

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23. A rectangular gate 1.2m by 3m is inclined at 60° with the horizontal. The top of the gate is
submerged at a depth of 2m, the longer side is parallel to the water surface.
a) What is the hydrostatic force?
b) What is the eccentricity?

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