Determine the weight of the block

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A block, 1ft square and 9 inches deep floats on a stratified liquid composed of a 6in layer of water
above a layer of mercury. Determine the weight of the block if the position of its bottom is 1 inch
below the mercury.
2. At point A in a pipeline carrying water, the diameter is 1m, the pressure is 98kPa and the velocity is
1m/s. At point B, 2m lower than A, the diameter is 0.5m and the pressure is 20kPa. Determine the
direction of flow. Show detailed computation.
3. What is the hydraulic radius of the channel shown:
1.5m
1.5h
4.
wty
A vertical right-angled triangular
surface has a vertex in the free
surface of a liquid. Find the force
on one side.
1.5m
1:2m
Transcribed Image Text:1. A block, 1ft square and 9 inches deep floats on a stratified liquid composed of a 6in layer of water above a layer of mercury. Determine the weight of the block if the position of its bottom is 1 inch below the mercury. 2. At point A in a pipeline carrying water, the diameter is 1m, the pressure is 98kPa and the velocity is 1m/s. At point B, 2m lower than A, the diameter is 0.5m and the pressure is 20kPa. Determine the direction of flow. Show detailed computation. 3. What is the hydraulic radius of the channel shown: 1.5m 1.5h 4. wty A vertical right-angled triangular surface has a vertex in the free surface of a liquid. Find the force on one side. 1.5m 1:2m
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