Civil Engineering MCQs

2965 MCQs  (Page 110 of 297)

Centre of buoyancy always_________________?
A. Coincides with the centre of gravity
B. Coincides with the centroid of the volume of fluid displaced
C. Remains above the centre of gravity
D. Remains below the centre of gravity
Metacentric height for small values of angle of heel is the distance between the________________?
A. Centre of gravity and centre of buoy-ancy
B. Centre of gravity and metacentre
C. Centre of buoyancy and metacentre
D. Free surface and centre of buoyancy
If a vessel containing liquid moves downward with a constant acceleration equal to ‘g’ then_____________?
A. The pressure throughout the liquid mass is atmospheric
B. There will be vacuum in the liquid
C. The pressure in the liquid mass is greater than hydrostatic pressure
D. None of the above
The horizontal component of force on a curved surface is equal to the_______________?
A. Product of pressure intensity at its centroid and area
B. Force on a vertical projection of the curved surface
C. Weight of liquid vertically above the curved surface
D. Force on the horizontal projection of the curved surface
The eddy viscosity for turbulent flow is______________?
A. A function of temperature only
B. A physical property of the fluid.
C. Dependent on the flow
D. Independent of the flow