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Solved numericalA wooden cylinder of specific gravity 0.6 and circular in cross-section is required to float in oil of specifi…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA body of size 3mx2mx2m floats in water. Find the limit of weight of the body for stable equilibrium.Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA solid wood cylinder has a diameter of 0.6m and a height of 1.2m. The sp.gr. of the wood is 0.6. If the cylin…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA solid cylinder of diameter 3m has a height of 2m. Find the meta-centric height of cylinder when it is floati…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA uniform body of size 4mx2mx1m floats in water. What is the weight of the body if the depth of immersion is 0…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalWhat fraction of the volume of solid piece of metal of sp gr 7.2 floats above the surface of a container of me…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalTo what depth will a 2.4m diameter log 5m long and sp gr 0.4 sink in fresh water?Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalDetermine the specific weight and volume of an object that weighs 10N in water and 12N in oil of specific grav…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA wooden block 4mx1mx0.5m is floating in water. Its specific gravity is 0.76. Find the volume of the concrete…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA metallic body floats at the interface of mercury of specific gravity 13.6 and water in such a way that 30% o…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA stone weighs 500 N in air and 200N in water. Determine the volume of stone and its specific gravity.Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA rectangular open box, 7.6m by 3m in plan and 3.7m deep, weighs 350KN and is launched in fresh water. (a) How…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA block of wood floats in water with 40mm projecting above the water surface. When placed in glycerin of sp gr…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA wooden block of width 2m, depth 1.5m and length 4m floats horizontally in water. Find the volume of water di…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA piece of wood of sp gr 0.65 is 80mm square and 1.5m long. How many Newtons of lead weighing 120KN/m3 must be…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA steel pipeline carrying gas has an internal diameter of 120cm and an external diameter of 125cm. It is laid…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA rectangular pontoon has a width of 6m, length of 10m and a draught of 2m in fresh water. Calculate (a) weigh…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA 3m square gate provided in an oil tank is hinged at its top edge. The tank contains gasoline (sp. gr. = 0.7)…Water Resources · 2 min read