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Submerged Weight of Wire Cable vs Empty Pipe

This short note explains why some misunderstanding of calculating solid steel wire cable and empty pipe.
dry weight of cable
dry weight of Pipe
Outside Diameter of cable
Outside Diameter of Pipe
Inner Diameter of Pipe
Density of wire cable/ pipe
Density of sea water

mc
mpipe
dc
ODpipe
IDpipe
st (7850 kg/m3)
w (1025 kg/m3)

Submerged weight of Wire Cable


Buoyancy of cable = External Area of cable x density water displaced
=
(kg/m)
Cable Dry Weight= mc
=
Submerged weight of Cable in Seawater= Dry weight- buoyancy
=
=
= mc(1-1025/7850)
~ 0.87 mc
Submerged weight of Steel Pipe
Buoyancy of pipe = External Area of pipe x density water displaced
=
(kg/m)
Steel Pipe Dry Weight= mpipe
=
Submerged weight of Pipe in Seawater= Dry weight- buoyancy
=
=
= mpipe(1-1025/7850)~ 0.87 mpipe The fact that

>0

< 0.87mpipe

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