PROBLEM SET 1
First Semester, A.Y. 2025-2026
Fluid Mechanics
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ARISTON C. TALOSIG
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For items 1-5: A reservoir of glycerin has a weight of 15 kN and a volume of 0.90 m3. Compute the
1. mass;
2. specific weight;
3. density;
4. specific gravity; and
5. specific volume.
For items 6-10: Air is kept at a pressure of 100 kPa gauge and a temperature of 90°F in a 130-gallon
container. Compute the
6. mass;
7. specific weight;
8. density;
9. specific gravity; and
10. specific volume.
For items 11-13: A lead cube has a total mass of 80 kg and a specific gravity of 11.
11. What is the length of its side?
12. Calculate its density.
13. Calculate its unit weight.
14. Water in a hydraulic press, initially at 50 kPa gauge, is subjected to a pressure of 115000 kPa
absolute. Using 𝐸𝜈 = 2.5 GPa, what is the percentage decrease in the volume of water?
For items 15-17: A pressure gauge 7 m above the bottom of the tank containing a liquid reads 90
kPa. Another gage height 4 m above the bottom reads 120 kPa.
15. What is the unit weight of the liquid?
16. What is the specific gravity of the liquid?
17. Calculate the density of the liquid.
18. If atmospheric pressure is 99 kPa and the gauge pressure attached to the tank reads 188 mm Hg
vacuum (negative gauge), find the absolute pressure in the tank.
19. Assuming specific weight of air to be constant at 12
N/m3, what is the approximate height of Mount Fuji if a
barometer at the base of the mountain reads 700 mm Hg
and at the same instant, another barometer at the top of
the mountain reads 500 mm Hg.
20. In Figure 1, determine the weight that can be carried by
the 1.50-kN force acting on the piston.
Figure 1
For items 21-24: Refer to Figure 2. Neglecting air
pressure, calculate the pressure at
21. point a;
22. point b;
23. point c; and
24. point d.
Figure 2
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25. A differential manometer is attached to two tanks, as shown in Figure 3. Calculate the pressure
difference between chambers A and B.
Figure 3
For items 26-27: An open tube is
attached to a tank, as shown in
Figure 5. If the water rises to a
height of 800 mm in the tube,
calculate the pressure at
26. point a; and
27. point b
Figure 4
28. Calculate the pressure difference between A and B, in Figure 5, if S = 13.6 for Hg.
Figure 5
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For items 29-30: A rectangular tank has L = 4 m, W = 3 m, and H = 5 m. If the tank contains water,
calculate
29. the total resultant force acting on the longer side of the tank; and
30. the location of the center of pressure from the bottom of the tank.
For items 31-35: The gate, as shown in Figure 6, is hinged at point B, and rests against a smooth
wall at A. Compute
31. the force on the gate due to seawater;
32. the horizontal force exerted by the wall at point A;
33. the horizontal component of the reaction at B;
34. the vertical component of the reaction at B; and
35. the reaction at hinge B.
Figure 6
For items 36-40: A vat holding a paint (S = 0.80) is 8-m long and 4-m deep and has a trapezoidal
section 3-m wide at the bottom and 5-m wide at the top. Compute
36. weight of the paint;
37. the force on the bottom of the vat;
38. weight of the paint inside the vat;
39. force on the trapezoidal end panel; and
40. force on the rectangular side.
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