Assignment on Hydrostatic Forces on Surfaces
1. Determine the total pressure force on a circular plate of diameter 1.5 m which is placed vertically in
water in such a way that the centre of the plate is 3 m below the free surface of water. Find the
position of centre of pressure also. [52002.81N,3.05m]
2. Determine the total pressure force and centre of pressure on an isosceles triangle plate of base 4 m
and altitude 4 m when it is immersed vertically in an oil of specific gravity 0.9.The base of the plate
coincides with the free surface of oil. [9597.6N,1.99m]
3. A square aperture in the vertical side of a tank has one diagonal vertical and is completely covered
by a plane plate hinged along one of the upper sides of the aperture. The diagonals of the aperture
are 2.4 m long and the tank contains a liquid of specific gravity 1.2. The centre of aperture is 1.8 m
below the free surface. Calculate:
(i) The thrust exerted on the plate by the liquid [61.026KN]
(ii) The position of its centre of pressure [1.933m]
4. Figure below shows a tank containing water and liquid (sp. gravity = 0.9) up to height 0.25 m and
0.5 m respectively. Calculate:
(i) Total pressure on the side of the tank [3.76KN]
(ii) The position of centre of pressure from one side of the tank, which is 1.5 m wide. [0.5016m
from top]
5. An opening in a dam is covered by the use of a vertical sluice gate. The opening is 2 m wide and
1.2m high. On the upstream of the gate the liquid of specific gravity 1.45 lies upto a height of 1.5 m
above the top of the gate, whereas on the downstream side the water is available upto a height
touching the top of the gate. Find:
(i) The resultant force acting on the gate and position of centre of pressure;
[57.54KN, 0.578m above hinge]
(ii) The force acting horizontally at the top of the gate which is capable of opening it. [27.72KN]
Assume that the gate is hinged at the bottom.
6. A square 3m*3m gate is located in 45° sloping side of a dam. Some measurements indicate that the
resultant force of the water on the gate is 500 kN.
i) Determine the pressure at the bottom of the gate. [65.9KN]
ii) Show where this force acts.[8.09375m]
7. A triangular plate of 1 meter base and 1.5 meter altitude is immersed in water. The plane of the
plate is inclined at 30° with free water surface and the base is parallel to and at a depth of 2 meters
from water surface. Find the total pressure on the plate and the position of centre of pressure.
[16.55KN, 2.264m]
8. A 60-cm square gate (a = 0.6) has its top edge 12 m below the water surface. It is on a 45o angle
and its bottom edge is hinged as shown in figure below. What force P is needed to just open the
gate? [21.04KN]
9. The gate in the fig. is 1.2m wide, is hinged at point B, and rests against a smooth wall at A. Compute
(a) the force on the gate due to sea water pressure, (b) the horizontal force exerted by the wall at
point A, and (c) the reaction at hinge B.[173.75KN,129.2,Bx=23.02,By=137.55]
10. A sector gate, of radius 4 m and length5m, controls the flow of water in a horizontal channel. For
the (equilibrium) conditions shown in Fig. below, determine the total thrust on the gate.
[Fx=196.2KN,Fv=618KN,F=205.7KN,Ɵ=17.5°]
11. The water is on the right side of the curved surface AB, which is one quarter of a circle of radius
1.3m. The tank’s length is 2.1m. Find the horizontal and vertical component of the hydrostatic
acting on the curved surface.[84.4KN,94.297KN]
12. Calculate the horizontal and vertical components of the water pressure exerted on a tainter gate of
radius 8 m as shown in figure. Take width of gate as unity.[Fx=78480N,Fy=28439N]
13. Find the net horizontal and vertical forces acting on the surface ABCDEF of width 5m as shown in
the figure below. BCD is a half circle.
14. Calculate the pressure force on the curved surface ABCD as shown in the figure below. AB is a
quadrant of radius 1m and BCD is a semi-circle of radius 1m. Take width of curve = 5m.
