To be submitted on or before 18th March 2016

Assignment 01
1. Compartments A and B of the tank shown in the figure below are closed and filled with air
and a liquid with a specific gravity equal to 0.6. If atmospheric pressure is 101 kPa (abs)
and the pressure gage reads 3.5 kPa (gauge), determine the manometer reading, h.

2. Simple hydraulic jack shown in the following figure tries to raise 5 kN (B) using the force
given by A. if the areas of smaller and larger cylinders are to be 1 and 100 cm2 respectively,
find the required input force (N). In addition, find the mechanical force advantage of the
system and determine the distance that the large piston will move. (Hint: PA=PB)

Downwards
motion 120
cm
Area 1 cm2

Upwards
motion x cm
Area 100 cm2

3. Find the centroid, second moment of area about the centroid and second moment of area
about XX axis of the following quadrant.