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7. Find the pressure on point B which is on the

1. An open can of water is subjected to an upward leftmost part on the bottom of the tank.
acceleration of 4.50 m/s2. What isthe pressure at a a. 35.32 kN b. 27.64 kN
depth of 1.50 m? c. 20.14 kN d. 11.77 kN
a. 22.85 kPa b. 21.46 kPa 8. An open tank, 1.82 m square, weighs 3,425 N
c. 27.59 kPa d. 20.03 kPa and contains water 0.91 m in depth. It is acted
2. A cubical tank is filled with 2 m of oil having sg = upon by an unbalanced force of 10,400 N parallel
0.80. Find the force acting on the side of the tank to a pair of sides. What is the force acting on the
when the acceleration is 5 m/s2 vertically side with the greatest depth?
downward. a. 12.22 kN b. 17.58 kN
a. 15.39 kN b. 17.8 kN c. 12.79kN d. 11.77 kN
c. 12.41 kN d. 16.35 Kn 9. An open tank 30 ft long by 4 ft wide by 4 ft deep
is filled with 3.25 ft of oil (sg = 0.80). It is
3.A rectangular tank containing water is accelerated uniformly from rest to 45 ft/s along its
accelerated at 2.5m/s^2 upward and parallel to the length. Which of the following most nearly gives
inclined plane making an angle of 8° with the the shortest time in which the tank may be
horizontal. Determine the inclination of the water accelerated without spilling any oil?
surface. a. 22.56 s b. 24.81 s
a. 11.23° b. 13.72° c. 32.29 s d. 27.95 s
b. 13.32 ° d. 10.83° Situation 3
4. An open vessel of water accelerates up a 300 An open tank 2.40 m long by 0.50 m wide by 1.40
plane at 2 m/s2. What is the angle that the water m deep contains water 1 m deep. The tank is
surface makes with the horizontal? accelerated along its longer dimension.
a. 9.100 b. 12.340 10. Which of the following most nearly gives the
c. 8.290 d. 11.430 acceleration so that the water surface just touches
Situation 1 the top of the tank?
a. 3.27 m/s2 b. 4.04 m/s2
An open tank 2 m long by 1 m wide by 1m deep
c. 3.59 m/s2 d. 2.31 m/s2
moves up an inclined at a slope of 1V:4H. It is
11. If the mass of the tank is 500 kg, which of the
accelerated along its longer dimension such that following most nearly gives the acceleration so that
the water surface just touches the top of the tank. the water surface just touches the top of the tank?
1. Determine the angle that the water surface in a. 3.27 m/s2 b. 4.04 m/s2
the tank makes with the horizontal line. c. 3.59 m/s2 d. 2.31 m/s2
a. 10.450 b. 12.530 12. If the mass of the tank is 500 kg, which of the
c. 8.070 d. 6.330 following most nearly gives the acceleration so that
2. Determine the acceleration required for the the water surface just touches the bottom of the
given condition. tank?
a. 1.87 m/s2 b. 2.91 m/s2 a. 3.27 m/s2 b. 5.77m/s2
c. 2.38 m/s2 d. 1.24 m/s2 c. 3.59 m/s2 d. 2.31 m/s2
Situation 2 13. An open cylindrical vessel 1 m in diameter
A tank 2 m long, 1 m wide and 1.2 m high is closed contains water to a depth of 3.56 m. If it is rotated
except for a small opening at the right end. It at a speed of 80 rpm about its vertical axis,
contains water to a depth of 1 m. If it is accelerated determine the least depth of the vessel so that no
to the right, water will be spilled out.
6. Calculate the acceleration needed to cause the a. 4 m b. 4.22 m
free surface to touch point A which is on the c. 5.01 m d. 4.65 m
rightmost part on the bottom of the tank. Situation 4
a. 12.54 m/s2 b. 14.76 m/s2 A small pipe 0.60 m long is filled with water and
c. 15.47 m/s2 d. 17.66 m/s2 capped at its ends. It is placed in a horizontal
position.
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14. How fast must it be rotated about a vertical axis

0.30 m from one end to produce a maximum
pressure of 6,895 kPa?
a. 108.07 rad/s b. 138.39 rad/s
c. 152.57 rad/s d. 181.86 rad/s
15. Which of the following most nearly gives the
pressure at the other end of the pipe?
a. 0 kPa b. 1,228.45 kPa
c. 1,321.56 kPa d. 1,498.52 kPa
16. Which of the following most nearly gives the
pressure at the midpoint of the pipe?
a. 1,228.45 kPa b. 1,321.56 kPa
c. 2,585.63 kPa d. 1,489.15 kPa
Situation 5
A 75-mm diameter pipe, 2 m long is just filled with
oil (sg = 0.822) and then capped. It is placed in a
horizontal position and then rotated at 27.50 rad/s
about a vertical axis 0.50 m from one end.
17. Which of the following most nearly gives the
pressure at the far end of the pipe?
a. 1,864.91 kPa b. 1,228.45 kPa
c. 0 kPa d. 621.64 kPa
18. Which of the following most nearly gives the
pressure at the near end of the pipe?
a. 1,864.91 kPa b. 1,228.45 kPa
c. 0 kPa d. 621.64 kPa
19. Which of the following most nearly gives the
pressure at the midpoint of the pipe?
a. 1,864.91 kPa b. 1,228.45 kPa
c. 0 kPa d. 621.64 kPa
Situation 6
An open cylindrical tank 1.20 m in diameter and
1.80 m deep is filled with water and rotated about
its vertical axis at 60rpm.
20. How much water is spilled out?
a. 0.456 m3 b. 0.663 m3
c. 0.409 m3 d. 0.571 m3
21. What is the minimum pressure at the bottom of
the tank?
a. 10.56 kPa b. 8.57 kPa
c. 6.54 kPa d. 14.28 kPa

22. An open cylindrical tank has a diameter 0f 2 m

and a height of 6 m containing water to a depth of
4 m. What volume of water will be spilled out if it is
rotated at 12rad/sec.
a.5.45 cu.m b. 6.80 cu.m
c. 3.25 cu.m d. 4.56 cu.m