Q8. A ship 100 m long floats at a draught of 6 m and in this condition the immersed cross-sectional areas and water plane areas are as given below. The equivalent base area (Ab) is required because of the fineness of the bottom shell.
Section
AP
1
2
3
4
5
FP
Immersed cross section area (m2)
12
30
65
80
70
50
0
.
Draught (m)
0
0.6
1.2
2.4
3.6
4.8
6.0
Waterplane area (m2)
Ab
560
720
880
940
1000
1030
Calculate EACH of the following:
(a) The equivalent base area value Ab;
(b) The longitudinal position of the center of buoyancy from midships;
(c) The vertical position of the center of buoyancy above the base.
Question Topic: Numerical Question
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