1. A cylindrical tank 80 cm in diameter and 90 cm high is filled with a liquid. The tank and the liquid weighed 420 kg. The weight of the empty tank is 40 kg. Determine the following properties of the liquid: a. Unit weight, in kN/m³ b. Mass Density, in kg/m³ C. Specific Gravity, SG Ans. y = 8.24 kN/m³; p = 839.96 kg/m³; SG = 0.839
1. A cylindrical tank 80 cm in diameter and 90 cm high is filled with a liquid. The tank and the liquid weighed 420 kg. The weight of the empty tank is 40 kg. Determine the following properties of the liquid: a. Unit weight, in kN/m³ b. Mass Density, in kg/m³ C. Specific Gravity, SG Ans. y = 8.24 kN/m³; p = 839.96 kg/m³; SG = 0.839
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Transcribed Image Text:1. A cylindrical tank 80 cm in diameter and 90 cm high is filled with a liquid. The tank and the liquid weighed
420 kg. The weight of the empty tank is 40 kg. Determine the following properties of the liquid:
a. Unit weight, in kN/m³
b. Mass Density, in kg/m³
C. Specific Gravity, SG
Ans. y = 8.24 kN/m³; p = 839.96 kg/m³; SG = 0.839
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