Civil Engineering - Hydraulics

41.
The horizontal component of the force on a curved surface is equal to
weight of liquid vertically below the curved surface
force on a vetical projection of the curved surface
product of pressure at its centroid and the area
weight of liquid retained by the curved area.
Answer: Option
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42.
The radius of gyration of the water line of a floating ship is 4 m and its metacentric height is 72.5 cm. The period of oscillation of the ship, is
π
π/2
Answer: Option
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43.
A pipe consisting of several pipes of varying diameters and lengths, may be replaced by an equivalent pipe of diameter D of length
Answer: Option
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44.
The Empirical formula for discharge over large rectangular weirs, is known as
Francis formula
Bazin formula
Rehbook formula
Kutter's formula.
Answer: Option
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45.
The diameter (d) of a nozzle fixed at the end of a pipe (diameter D, length L) for maximum energy, is
Answer: Option
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