A surface buoy is located in 180 ft of water and is moored with a wire rope weighing 3 lb/ft. The drag on the buoy is 350 lb. (a) Determine the length of wire rope necessary to maintain an angle of 25 degrees or less at the anchor. (b) Determine the tension at the buoy and anchor (c) What is the distance of the buoy downstream of the anchor?

A surface buoy is located in 180 ft of water and is moored with a wire rope weighing 3 lb/ft. The drag on the buoy is 350 lb. (a) Determine the length of wire rope necessary to maintain an angle of 25 degrees or less at the anchor. (b) Determine the tension at the buoy and anchor (c) What is the distance of the buoy downstream of the anchor?

Elements Of Electromagnetics

7th Edition

ISBN:9780190698614

Author:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

Publisher:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

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