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SECOND SERIES ' TEC( E)AMINATION * SEPT +,-FLUID MEC(ANICS * I T.m&/ - ,, hou" Ma0 Ma"12/ 3, Pa"t4A Answer all questions. (5*4marks = 20) 1. Define the terms : ( i ) Metacentre ( ii ) Metacentric hei ht 2. Define the terms : ( iii ) !uo"anc" ( i# ) $entre of %uo"anc". &. 'hat (o "ou un(erstan( %" the term )ressure (ia ram* 'ith the he+, of ,ressure (ia ram (eri#e the equation for tota+ force - centre of ,ressure for #ertica+ ,+ane surface su%mer e( in +iqui( * 4. Determine the tota+ ,ressure an( centre of ,ressure on an isosce+es trian u+ar ,+ate of %ase 4 m an( a+titu(e 4 m when it is immerse( #ertica++" in an oi+ of s,ecific ra#it" 0.. . /he %ase of the ,+ate coinci(es with the free surface of oi+. Pa"t * ' An5 T6o (15*2marks = &0) (a) Discuss the con(itions of sta%i+it" of f+oatin an( su%mer e( %o(ies* (0 marks) (%) An annu+ar ,+ate & m e1terna+ (iameter an( 1.5 m interna+ (iameter is immerse( in water with its reatest an( +east (e,ths %e+ow water surface as &.0 m an( 1.2 m res,ecti#e+". Determine the tota+ ,ressure an( the ,osition of the centre of ,ressure on one face of the ,+ate. (. marks)

23 + (a) A woo(en c"+in(er of circu+ar section an( uniform (ensit". s,ecific ra#it" 0.0 is require( to f+oat in oi+ of s,ecific ra#it" 0.4 .5f the (iameter of the c"+in(er is ( an( its +en th is + 6 show that + cannot e1cee( a%out 0.417( for c"+in(er to f+oat with its +on itu(ina+ a1is #ertica+. (5 marks) (%) 5n fin(in the metacentre of a shi, of .4.1 M8 (10000 tonnes) (is,+acement6 a wei ht of 4.0.5 98 (50 tonnes ) at a (istance of 0 m from the +on itu(ina+ centre ,+ane causes the shi, to hee+ throu h an an +e of &. 'hat is the

metacentric hei ht* :ence fin( the an +e of hee+ an( its (irection when the shi, is oin ahea( an( 2.4&&0 M' (&450 metric :.).) is %ein transmitte( to a sin +e ,ro,e++er shaft which is rotate( at a s,ee( of & ra(;s ( .0 r.,.m). (5 marks) (c)Deri#e the e1,ression for e1,erimenta+ metho( for (etermination of metacentric hei ht. (5 marks) 23 7 (a) Deri#e the e1,ression for h"(rostatic forces actin on a #ertica+ ,+ane surface su%mer e( in +iqui(. (0 marks) (%) /he fi ure i#en %e+ow shows the cross<section of a tank fu++ of water un(er ,ressure. /he +en th of the tank is 2 m.An em,t" c"+in(er +ies a+on the +en th of the tank on one corner as shown in the fi ure. =in( the ma nitu(e an( +ocation of the hori>onta+ an( #ertica+ com,onents of the force actin on the cur#e( surface A!$ of the c"+in(er. A+so com,ute the ma nitu(e of this force an( +ocate its +ine of action as we++ as ,oint of a,,+ication. (. marks)