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CIVE1400: Fluid Mechanics.
MCQ Test questions: Properties of Fluids and Statics
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These answer assumes the following: Gravitational acceleration, g = 9.81 m/s
Mass density of water, ρ = 1000 kg/m3
1. If 5.6m3 of oil weighs 46 800 N, what is the mass density in kg/m3?
a) 1.2 × 10-4 b) 852.0 c) 8357.1 d) 8.52 e) 8.36
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2. What is the relative density of the oil in question 1?
a) 0.852 b) 83.57 c) 8357.1 d) 8.36 e) 1.2
× 10-4
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3. A fluid has absolute viscosity, µ, of 0.048 Pa s. If at point A, 75mm from the wall the velocity is
measured as 1.125 m/s, calculate the intensity of shear stress at point B 50mm from the wall in
N/m2. Assume a linear (straight line) velocity distribution from the wall.
a) 15 b) 0.048 c) 0.72 d) 0.0032 e) 0.032
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4. Determine the absolute pressure in Pa at a depth of 6m below the free surface of a tank of water
when a barometer reads 760mm mercury (relative density 13.57)
a) 101172 b) 58860 c) 160 032 d) 82.42 e) 160.032
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5. Determine the pressure in bar at a depth of 10m in oil of relative density 0.750.
a) 735575 b) 0.736 c) 735575 × 105 d) 73.575 e) 98100
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6. What depth of oil (in m), relative density 0.75, will give a gauge pressure of 275000 Pa
a) 37.38 b) 367 c) 0.027 d) 20.2
× 104 e) 28.03
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7. Express the pressure head of 15m of water in metres of oil of relative density 0.75
a) 110.36 b) 11.25 c) 11 250 d) 15.0 e) 20.0
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8. A square tank with sides 5m long and vertical walls contains water to depth of 10m, as shown.
What is the depth, HR, in meters to the point of action of the resultant force, R, due to the liquid?
10m H
R
R
a) 5.0 b) 6.67 c) 3.33 d) 2.0 e) 10.0
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9. What is the magnitude of the resultant force, R, in Newton’s per metre in the previous question?
a) 654 000 b) 981 000 c) 98 100 d) 49 050 e) 490 500
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