A rectangular pontoon 10 m long, 8 m broad and 3 m deep weigh 980 kN. It carries, on its upper deck, a boiler 6 m in diameter weighing 588 kN. Longitudinal axis of the boiler is parallel to 10 m side. The centres of gravity of pontoon and boiler Boler 6 m Pantoon are at the centroid of respective figures and in the same vertical line. Find metacentric height. Take unit weight of water as 9.80 kN/m³. 3m 8m Elevation
A rectangular pontoon 10 m long, 8 m broad and 3 m deep weigh 980 kN. It carries, on its upper deck, a boiler 6 m in diameter weighing 588 kN. Longitudinal axis of the boiler is parallel to 10 m side. The centres of gravity of pontoon and boiler Boler 6 m Pantoon are at the centroid of respective figures and in the same vertical line. Find metacentric height. Take unit weight of water as 9.80 kN/m³. 3m 8m Elevation
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Transcribed Image Text:rectangular
pontoon 10 m long, 8 m broad and 3 m deep
weigh 980 kN. It carries, on its upper deck, a
boiler 6 m in diameter weighing 588 kN.
Longitudinal axis of the boiler is parallel to 10 m
side. The centres of gravity of pontoon and boiler
are at the centroid of respective figures and in
the same vertical line. Find metacentric height.
Take unit weight of water as 9.80 kN/m³.
A
Boiler
6m
G2
Pantoon
B
3m
8m
Elevation
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