Practice Fluid Statics 2 Overview (1) - Fluid Statics 2 Overview - Hydraulic Engineering

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Question 1.
What is gauge pressure?
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Think about how pressure is measured.
Question 2.
Define buoyant force.
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Remember Archimedes' principle.
3Question 3.
What happens to pressure in a fluid as depth increases?
- It increases
- It decreases
- It stays the same
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Think about why swimmers feel pressure while diving deeper.
4Question 4.
Buoyant force is determined by the weight of the fluid displaced.
- True
- False
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Recall what Archimedes discovered about floating objects.
Question 5.
A triangular plate is submerged in water at a 30° angle. The top edge is at a depth of 3 meters. Calculate the resultant force acting on the plate.
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Break it into sections where pressure can be considered constant.
Question 6.
A cylindrical float has a radius of 0.5 m submerged to a depth of 2 m. Find the buoyant force acting on it.
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Remember to convert volume into weight using fluid density.

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