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- Fluid Mechanicscivil-engineering-mcqs › fluid-mechanics
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- 17 Jan 2019
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- 28 May 2026
Explanation
The center of pressure on a vertical submerged surface lies below the centroid because the pressure increases with depth, causing the resultant force to act at a point lower than the centroid.
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Practice related questions from the same subject.
- 1.Which of the following statements about pipe roughness over time is accurate?
- 2.What is the correct unit used to measure kinematic viscosity?
- 3.The unit Pascal-second (Pa·s) is used to measure which of the following physical quantities?
- 4.What characteristics define an ideal fluid?
- 5.Given a fluid with a dynamic viscosity of 0.5 poise and a specific gravity of 0.5, what is its kinematic viscosity expressed in stokes?
- 6.How does the viscosity of a gas change as the temperature rises?
- 7.Newton’s law of viscosity establishes a relationship between which two quantities?
- 8.A vertical rectangular surface is submerged in water with its top edge 1.5 meters below the water surface and its bottom edge 6.0 meters below the surface. At what depth below the water surface is the center of pressure located?
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