2. Chapter 2: Total Hydrostatic Force on Surfaces
Principles of
Hydrostatics
Chapter 2: Total Hydrostatic Force on Surfaces
Chapter 3:
Hydrostatic Force
on Surfaces

3. Buoyancy Force

4. Example 1:
An iceberg having a specific gravity of 0.92 is floating on salt water of specific gravity of If the volume of ice above the water surface is 1000 m3, what is the total volume of the ice?
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5. Example 2:
A stone weighing 460 N in air. When submerged in water, it weighs 300 N. Find the volume and specific gravity of the stone.
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6. Example 3:
A body having a specific gravity of 0.7 floats on a liquid of specific gravity of 0.8. The volume of the body above the liquid surface is what percent of its total volume?
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7. Example 4:
A block of wood 0.20 m thick is floating in sea water. The specific gravity of wood is 0.65 while that of seawater is Find the minimum area of a block which will support a man weighing 80 kg.
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8. Example 5:
The block shown in the figure weighs 35,000 lbs. Find the value of h.
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9. Example 2:
A block of wood 0.60 m x 0.60 m x h meters in dimension was thrown into the water and floats with 0.18 m projecting above the water surface. The same block was thrown into a container of a liquid having a specific gravity of 0.90 and it floats with 0.14 m projecting above the surface. Determine the following:
(a) the value of h
(b) the specific gravity of the block, and
(c) the weight of the block
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