BUOYANCY

A barge with a flat bottom and ends has a draft of 6 ft when fully loaded
and floating in an upright position. The center of gravity of the barge when
fully loaded is on the axis of symmetry and 1 ft above the water surface. If
the barge is stable, determine the righting moment when the angle of heel
is 12.

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Angle of heel
Angle of tipping
Angle of tilting
42 ft
Vd  6 ft  25 ft  42 ft

10 ft
6 ft

25 ft
 Barge
- a flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight, typically on
canals and rivers, either under its own power or towed
by another.

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 A barge with a flat bottom and ends has a draft of 6 ft when fully loaded
and floating in an upright position. The center of gravity of the barge when
fully loaded is on the axis of symmetry and 1 ft above the water surface. If
the barge is stable, determine the righting moment when the angle of heel
is 12?

10
Angle of heel
Angle of tipping
Angle of tilting
42 ft
Vd  6 ft  25 ft  42 ft

10 ft
6 ft

25 ft
 Check stability (upright position) about longitudinal axis
Determine the initial metacentric height MG

10 4 ft G
W

1 ft
4 ft
3 ft
6 ft B

3 ft FB

25 ft

If the barge is stable, determine the righting moment when the angle of heel is 12.
 Check stability (upright position) about longitudinal axis
Determine the initial metacentric height MG
I
MB 
Vd

10 I
bd3
12
42 ft25 ft 3
42 ft
I  54687.5 ft4
12
Vd  6 ft  25 ft  42 ft
MB  8.68 ft (Initial MB in upright position)
GB  4 ft
MG  MB  GB
25 ft
MG  4.68 ft (Stable about the longitudinal axis)
Water-line Section
 Determine the righting moment (RM)

M
Initial water surface
Real water surface
W

10 12
G

12
12
B
B
FB
FB
 Determine the righting moment (RM)
RM  WX  FBX
M
M
b2  tan2θ 
MB  1  

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12d  2 
b  25 ft
W d  6 ft
12
12
θ  12
G
MB  8.88 ft (New MB)

B
W FB MG  8.88 ft  4 ft
B
MG  4.88 ft (New MG)
FB
FB Solve for X
G
X sin 12 
x
4.88 ft
 Determine the righting moment (RM)
RM  WX  FBX
M
M Solve for X
x

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sin 12 
4.88 ft

W 
X  4.88 ft sin 12 
12 Summation of vertical forces
12
G F V 0

W FB W  FB  γVd
B
B lb
FB γ  62.4 3
FB ft
G Vd  6 ft  25 ft  42 ft
X
 Determine the righting moment (RM)

10 12
G

12
B
B
FB
FB
 Determine the righting moment (RM)
RM  WX  FBX
M
M Solve for X
x

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sin 12 
4.88 ft

W 
X  4.88 ft sin 12 
12 Summation of vertical forces
12
G F V 0

W FB W  FB  γVd
B
B’ lb
FB γ  62.4 3
FB ft
G Vd  6 ft  25 ft  42 ft
X
RM  398863.11 ft  lb
 A cylindrical buoy 1.35 m in diameter and 1.8 m high has a mass of 770 kg.
Is the buoy stable in salt water ( = 1025 kg/m3).

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1.8 m

1.35 m

Vd  d π r2 Elevation View
 A cylindrical buoy 1.35 m in diameter and 1.8 m high has a mass of 770 kg.
Is the buoy stable in salt water ( = 1025 kg/m3).
Determine the draft, d
F V 0  W  FB  0

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mg  γVd
W 0.9 m γ  ρg
mg  ρgVd m  ρVd
G 1.8 m
Vd  d   1.35 m
π 2

0.9 m  4
d B
kg   π  2
770 kg  1025 3 d   1.35 m 
m   4  
FB
d  0.525 m
1.35 m
Elevation View
 Solve for GB
GB  0.9 m  0.2625 m
GB  0.6375 m
Solve for MB

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I
MB 
W 0.9 m Vd

G 1.8 m

0.6375 m
0.9 m
0.525 m B
0.2625 m

FB
1.35 m
Elevation View
 Vd  0.525 m   1.35 m
π 2

 4
πr4
I
4

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1.8 m

1.35 m
0.525 m

1.35 m
Plan View
(Waterline Section)
 Solve for GB
GB  0.9 m  0.2625 m
GB  0.6375 m
Solve for MB

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I
MB 
W 0.9 m Vd
4
πr
4
π 1.35 
G 1.8 m
I   m
4 4 2 
Vd  0.525 m   1.35 m
0.6375 m π 2
0.9 m
0.525 m B  4
0.2625 m
MB  0.2170 m
FB
Solve for MG
1.35 m MG  MB  GB  0.4205 m
Elevation View (Unstable)
 GB  0.6375 m
MB  0.2170 m
MG  0.4205 m

11 W 0.9 m
G

G 1.8 m
0.4205 m
0.6375 m
0.9 m 0.6375 m
0.525 m B M
0.2625 m
0.2170 m
FB B

1.35 m
Elevation View