Given:

Vc= 4.6*4.6*4.6 = 97.336 ft3

W = 3070 lb

H = 10 ft

Volume of cube submerged in water, 𝑉 = 0.5 V𝑐

⇒ 𝑉 = 0.5 × (4.6)3
⇒ 𝑉 = 48.668 ft 3 .

For a floating cube, equilibrium of forces;

+↑ ∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0
𝐹𝐵 − 𝑊 = 0
𝑊 = 𝐹𝐵

[∵ 𝐹𝐵 = 𝛾V]

𝑊 3070
𝛾= = = 63.0804
𝑉 48.668

∴ Specific weight of water, 𝛾 = 63.0804 lb/ft3

Also,

𝐴 = (𝐴𝐵) × wid th
10
Area, = (sin 25) × 8
⇒𝐴 = 189.2961 ft 2

Hydraulic force 𝑭𝑹 :

10
𝐹𝑅 = 𝛾ℎ𝐶 𝐴 = 63.0804 × ( ) × 189.2961
2
⇒ 𝑭𝑹 = 𝟓𝟗𝟕𝟎𝟒. 𝟑𝟕𝟔𝟗𝟒 𝐥𝐛

Second moment of area with respect to the centroid:

 1
𝐼𝑆𝐶 = × ( width ) × (𝐴𝐵)3
12
1 10 3
= ×8×( )
12 sin 25
⇒ 𝐼𝑆𝐶 = 8832.0996 ft 4

𝐼𝑠𝑐
𝑦𝑅 = + 𝑦𝑐
𝑦𝑐 𝐴
𝐴𝐵 10
∵ 𝑦𝑐 = = = 11.831 ft
2 2sin 25
8832.0996
∴ 𝑦𝑅 = + 11.121
11.831 × 189.2961
⇒ 𝒚𝑹 = 𝟏𝟓. 𝟕𝟕𝟒𝟔 𝐟𝐭