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Q10. A box-shaped vessel is 20 m long and 10 m wide.  The weight of the vessel is uniformly distributed throughout the length and the draught is 2.5 m.  The vessel contains ten evenly spaced double bottom tanks, each having a depth of 1m. Draw the shear force diagrams:

With No.1 and No.10 tanks filled; With No.3 and No.8 tanks filled; With No.5 and No.6 tanks filled.

Which ballast condition is to be preferred from the point of view of strength?