HW 3: The barge shown below has the form of a parallelopiped having dimensions 10 m x 26.7 m x 3 m. The barge weighs 4450 kN when loaded and has a center of gravity 4m from the bottom. Find the metacentric height for a rotation about its longest centerline and determine whether the barge is stable or not. CG. 3 m 4 m -26.7 m-

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HW 3:
The barge shown below has the form of a
parallelopiped having dimensions 10 m x 26.7 m x 3 m. The
barge weighs 4450 kN when loaded and has a center of gravity
4m from the bottom. Find the metacentric height for a rotation
about its longest centerline and determine whether the barge is
stable or not.
tw
3 m
4 m
-26.7 m-
Transcribed Image Text:HW 3: The barge shown below has the form of a parallelopiped having dimensions 10 m x 26.7 m x 3 m. The barge weighs 4450 kN when loaded and has a center of gravity 4m from the bottom. Find the metacentric height for a rotation about its longest centerline and determine whether the barge is stable or not. tw 3 m 4 m -26.7 m-
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