Data Result

(Table of the result yg di scan)

Experiment Analysis

The objective of this experiment is to determine the height of the metacentrum point of an object.
We used a hydraulic table and a boat-shaped object with a horizontal rod attached on it called
ponton. The experiment was conducted three times, with variations of weights that have distance of
20 cm, 25 cm, and 30 cm. Based on these distances, we determined the center of gravity of the
ponton, by moving the rope attached on the rod in the ponton until the ponton is in stability. By
doing this, we gained that the center of gravity for weight 20 cm is 9 cm, the 25 cm one is 9.4 cm,
and the 30 cm one is 10 cm.

Afterwards, we float the ponton on the hydraulics table that has been filled with water. We moved
the transversal weight with distances of 15 mm, 30 mm, 45 mm, and lastly 60 mm. When the
transversal weight is moved, the ponton box is tilted. We measured the degree of tilting with a rope
that is attached to the vertical rod at one end and a small weight at the other end. There is a degree
measurement attached onto the ponton, so we can easily measure the tilt of the ponton. We did this
to all the three variations of moveable weight distance that are 20 cm, 25 cm, and 30 cm.

Result Analysis

In this experiment, we gained several datas that are the distance of moveable weight, distance of
center of gravity, distance of transversal weight, tilt degree at the right side, and tilt degree of the
right side. From the tilt degree, we can gain the average tilt degree and the average sin value. From
these datas we gained, we could construct a graph that consists of the distance of moveable weight
and average sin value. There are 3 graphs produced, and all these graphs show increase trend. By
applying linear regression for each graph, we will find the experimental GM value, by plugging the
b value from linear regression to this equation:

GM = w / W x b.

The table of experimental GM is as follows.

This GM value is then compared to the theoretical GM value, that is

GM = BM +- BG
With BM = and BD =

The table of theoretical GM is as follows.

Error Analysis

The error from this experiment is calculated with this formula:

We found out that the error from the first experiment is 7,27%, the second experiment is 52,74%
and the third one is 97,32%. The causes of these errors are:

- The process of determining the center of gravity of the ponton wasn’t done carefully, since we
used estimation and feeling in the process.

- The tilt degree of the ponton might be inaccurate. there is a high chance that the value is
interfered because the ponton touched the sides of the hydraulics table.

- The rope that keeps on moving while determining the tilt degree might show inaccurate value of
tilting degree, resulting in data that doesn’t represent real life values.

Conclusion

- The metacentrum of an object depends on the center of gravity of the object. When the center of
mass increase, the metacentrum will also increase.

- The tilting of an object that is floating depends on the transversal weight placement.

- This experiment’s highest value of error is 97,32%. This concludes that the results of this
experiment are not representative of real life.

6. Reference List
Practicum Guidelines “Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic”, Hydraulic Laboratories, Civil
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Potter, Merle C., Wiggert, David C., and Ramadan, Bassem H.. Mechanics of Fluids 4th Edition.
(2012). [Accessed 12 October 2019].

Analisis Percobaan

This experiment was conducted to find the value of the hydrostatics force in a vertical plane and
finding the height of water and the mass of the object that is dipped into the water. First, we
measured the tools that we used to conduct the experiment, then we found the width of the object,
the length, the height of the upper part of the object, and the height of the lower part of the object.

In the first part of the project, we filled the water into the tank. We attached a 50 gram weight onto
the object, and then we filled the tank with water, until the hydrostatic force acts upon the object
and balanced the 50 gram weight attached. After it is balanced, we measure the volume of the
object that is dipped. We then added more weight onto the object with addition of 20 grams, up
until 330 gram. We also balanced all of them with hydrostatic force given by water.

In the second part of the experiment, instead of filling the tank, we drain out the water to
create variation of our data. Starting from 330 grams, we remove 20 grams in each measurement.
We then drain the water out until the object is balanced by decreasing the hydrostatic force that acts
on the object. We did this until the weight is 50 grams. By averaging the values we gained from the
first part and the second part, we can calculate the experimental hydrostatic force that actes upon
the object.

Result Analysis

After we conducted out experiment, we gained the dipped volume of the object that’s been averaged
from the first and the second part of the experiment. We then divide the data calculation into two,
partially submerged and fully submerged. In partially submerged, the height of water is below
100mm and for fully submerged, the height of water would be above 100mm. In doing linear
regression as part of the calculation prosess, y is the average height of water divided by the mass
attached and the x value is from the average height of water for the two parts of the experiment.
Then, we will use these fromulas to determine the result of this experiment:

For partially submerged

For completely submerged

Theoretical value

Through calculation result, it is found that the experiment result is as follows:

Partially submerged

b praktek : -0.067

a praktek : 2,70

b theory : 0.045

a teori : 2727.27

% error b : 48.33%

% error a : 99.9%
Fully submerged

Error Analysis

- Inaccurate measurement of the width and height of the experiment tools,

- Inaccuracy when reading the height of the submerged part of the object, since we relied on the
measurement that is on the object, and it was hard to do the reading since the cohesive property
of water.
- The object and the weight might not be balanced enough when we did the measurement, since it
is hard to make the object stop moving back and forth.
- There might be water on the object caused by spills when pouring, causing the mass of the object
to increase.

Conclusion

- Hydrostatic force is force that is caused by fluids, and acts upon an object that is submerged in a
fluid.
- From this experiment, we gained these data:
- Partially submerged
- Fully submerged
- The more mass attached, the more water level needed to counteract the force caused by the mass.
This shows that hydrostatic force is linear with the depth of the object that is submerged.