Q. A tank contains water upto a height of 0.5 m above the base. An immiscible liquid of specific gravity 0.75 is filled on the top of water upto 1.5 m height. Calculate total pressure on side of the tank.

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Q. A circular opening, 6m diameter, in a vertical side of a tank is closed by a disc of 6m diameter which can rotate about a horizontal diameter. Calculate the force on the disc. The centre of circular opening is at the depth of 5 m.

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Q. Find the total pressure on a rectangular plate of dimensions 2×3 m immersed in a fluid of specific gravity 0.65 at a depth of 6 m from the surface.

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Q. Find the total pressure on a circular plate of diameter 3 m immersed in a fluid of specific gravity 0.75 at a depth of 5 m from the surface on a planet having acceleration dueto gravity 7 m/s².

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Q. A rectangular plate surface 3m wide and 5m deep lies in fluid of specific gravity 0.9 such that its plane makes an angle of 45⁰ with water surface, upper edge 3m below free water surface. Determine the total pressure.

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Q. A rectangular plan surface 5 m wide and 7 m deep lies in water in such a way that its plane makes an angle 60⁰ with the free surface of water. Determine the total pressure force when the upper edge is 3 m below the free surface.

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Q. A circular plate 5.0 m diameter is immersed in such a way that its greatest and least depth below the free surface are 3 m and 1 m respectively. Determine the position of the centre of pressure.

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Q. For an inclined plate the pressure intensity at every point differs.

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Q. The pressure intensity for a horizontal plate is maximum on the surface of the earth and decreases as we move further away from the surface of the earth either downward or upward.

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Q. For an inclined plane for which position, maximum total pressure acts on it.

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Q. The total pressure or pressure intensity is zero for any point on inclined surface in space.

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Q. In case of spherical bodies with uniform mass distribution, what is the position of center of pressure relative to centre of gravity.

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Q. A rectangular tank is moving horizontally in the direction of its length with a constant acceleration of 3.6 m/s². If tank is open at the top then calculate the angle of water surface to the horizontal.

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Q. A rectangular tank is moving horizontally in the direction of its length with a constant acceleration of 4.8 m/s². The length of tank is 7 m and depth is 1.5 m. If tank is open at the top then calculate the maximum pressure intensity at the bottom.

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Q. A rectangular tank is moving horizontally in the direction of its length with a constant acceleration of 5.5 m/s². The length of tank is 5.5 m and depth is 2 m. If tank is open at the top then calculate the minimum pressure intensity at the bottom.

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Q. A rectangular tank is moving horizontally in the direction of its length with a constant acceleration of 4.5 m/s².The length, width and depth of tank are 7 m, 3m, 2.5m respectively. If tank is open at the top then calculate the total force due to water acting on higher pressure end of the tank.

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Q. A tank containing water upto a depth of 500 mm is moving vertically upward with a constant acceleration of 2.45 m/s². Find the force exerted by fluid of specific gravity 0.65 on the side of tank,width of tank is 1m.

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Q. A tank containing water upto a depth of 750 mm is moving vertically downward with a constant acceleration of 3.45 m/s². Find the force exerted by fluid of specific gravity 0.85 on the side of tank,width of tank is 2m.

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Q. A tank containing water upto a depth of 650 mm is stationary. Find the force exerted by fluid of specific gravity 0.55 on the side of tank,width of tank is 1.5m

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Q. The pressure intensity at the bottom remains same, even if the tank moves with constant horizontal acceleration.

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