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Review MODULE – HYDRAULICS 2 (Part 2: Buoyancy and Stability of Floating Bodies)

BUOYANCY STABILITY OF FLOATING BODIES

In science, buoyancy (also known as upthrust) is an upward force
exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an immersed object.

ARCHIMEDES’ PRINCIPLE
Archimedes' principle indicates that the upward buoyant force that is
exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially
submerged, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces.

𝐼
𝑀𝐵𝑜 =
𝑉𝐷𝐹 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃

𝐵2 tan2 𝜃
𝑀𝐵𝑜 = (1 + )
12𝐷 2
Where:
M = Metacenter
G = Center of Gravity
Bo = Center of Buoyancy
VDF = Volume of Displaced Fluid
MBo = Distance from the Metacenter to the Center of Buoyancy
MG = Metacentric Height
D = Depth of draft
B = Length of base (rectangular)
1. An iceberg having a specific gravity of 0.92 is floating on salt water of Θ = Angle of tilt
specific gravity of 1.03. If the volume of ice above the water surface is
1000m^3, what is the total volume of the ice? SITUATION. A rectangular barge has a draft of 1.8 meter when fully
loaded and floating in an upright position. The barge is 7.6 m. wide and
12.8 m. long and a height of 3 m. The center of gravity of the barge is
2. A stone weighs 460N in air. When submerged in water, it weighs 300N. 0.30 m. above the water surface if the barge is stable.
Find the volume and specific gravity of the stone.
a. Determine the distance of the metacenter above the center of
buoyancy.
3. A wooden buoy (s.g.=0.62) is 50mm by 50mm by 3m long is made to
float in sea water (s.g.=1.025). How many Newtons of steel (s.g.=7.85) b. Determine the metacentric height.
should be attached to the bottom to make the buoy float with exactly
0.45m exposed above the water surface? c. What is the righting moment in water when the angle of heel is
2°?