A piece of wood 305 mm wide, 305 mm high and 3 m long, weighing 6288.46 N/m3, is submerged vertically (the longest side is into the paper) in a body of water, its upper end being flushed with the water surface. What vertical force is required to hold it in position in Newtons? Use g = 9.81m/s2 and specific weight of water 9.81kN/m3. Note: Do not include units in your answers. Do not round off intermediate values and answer in four decimal places.

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A piece of wood 305 mm wide, 305 mm high and 3 m long,
weighing 6288.46 N/m3, is submerged vertically (the longest side
is into the paper) in a body of water, its upper end being flushed
with the water surface. What vertical force is required to hold it in
position in Newtons? Use g = 9.81m/s2 and specific weight of
%3D
water 9.81kN/m3.
Note: Do not include units in your answers. Do not round off
intermediate values and answer in four decimal places.
Transcribed Image Text:A piece of wood 305 mm wide, 305 mm high and 3 m long, weighing 6288.46 N/m3, is submerged vertically (the longest side is into the paper) in a body of water, its upper end being flushed with the water surface. What vertical force is required to hold it in position in Newtons? Use g = 9.81m/s2 and specific weight of %3D water 9.81kN/m3. Note: Do not include units in your answers. Do not round off intermediate values and answer in four decimal places.
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