A cylindrical buoy weighing 20 kN is floating in ocean. The buoy has a diameter of 2 m and height 2.5 m. Can the buoy float with its axis vertical? If now, a chain may be tied at the bottom of the buoy and anchored, what is the tension required in the anchor chain to make the buoy stable? Take sp. gravity of sea water = 1.025. [Ans. 12.9 kN]
A cylindrical buoy weighing 20 kN is floating in ocean. The buoy has a diameter of 2 m and height 2.5 m. Can the buoy float with its axis vertical? If now, a chain may be tied at the bottom of the buoy and anchored, what is the tension required in the anchor chain to make the buoy stable? Take sp. gravity of sea water = 1.025. [Ans. 12.9 kN]
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![A cylindrical buoy weighing 20 kN is floating in
ocean. The buoy has a diameter of 2 m and height
2.5 m. Can the buoy float with its axis vertical?
If now, a chain may be tied at the bottom of the
buoy and anchored, what is the tension required
in the anchor chain to make the buoy stable?
Take sp. gravity of sea water = 1.025.
[Ans. 12.9 kN]](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F10ef3b34-1c5c-44e1-bdeb-a1068ec8d52d%2Febdbc7f0-eced-4921-aa38-96a2477b9ed5%2Fukb7ku_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A cylindrical buoy weighing 20 kN is floating in
ocean. The buoy has a diameter of 2 m and height
2.5 m. Can the buoy float with its axis vertical?
If now, a chain may be tied at the bottom of the
buoy and anchored, what is the tension required
in the anchor chain to make the buoy stable?
Take sp. gravity of sea water = 1.025.
[Ans. 12.9 kN]
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