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A block of wood 250 mm thick is floating in seawater. The wood has a specific gravity of 0.60 while the seawater has a unit weight of 10.10

Construction Materials, Methods and Techniques (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter18: Wood, Plastics, And Composites

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A block of wood 250 mm thick is floating in seawater. The wood has a specific gravity of 0.60 while the seawater has a unit weight of 10.10 kN/m3. Compute the minimum area of the block that which will support a man weighing 100kgs.

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