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The document presents a series of examples and problems related to the stability of floating bodies, including calculations for metacentric height and righting moments for various shapes such as scows, cylinders, blocks, cones, pyramids, cubes, and spheres. Each example outlines specific dimensions and material properties, and references relevant literature on hydrostatics and naval engineering. The solutions involve determining stability conditions based on the principles of buoyancy and specific gravity.

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The document presents a series of examples and problems related to the stability of floating bodies, including calculations for metacentric height and righting moments for various shapes such as scows, cylinders, blocks, cones, pyramids, cubes, and spheres. Each example outlines specific dimensions and material properties, and references relevant literature on hydrostatics and naval engineering. The solutions involve determining stability conditions based on the principles of buoyancy and specific gravity.

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COMPLETE SOLUTION

1. A rectangular scow 9m wide 15m long and 3.6m high has a draft in sea water of 2.4m. Its center
of gravity is 2.7m above the bottom of the scow.
1. Determine the initial metacentric height.
2. Determine the final metacentric height if the body is tilted until one end is just submerged in
water.
SOLUTION:

EXAMPLE 2:
A rectangular scow 9m wide, 15m long and 3.6m high has a draft in seawater of
2.4m. its center of gravity 2.7m above the bottom of the scow. Determine the
following. Determine the:
1. Initial metacentric height
2. Righting or Overturning moment when scow is tilted until one side is just at point of
submergence.

SOLUTION:
EXAMPLE 3:
A solid wood cylinder of specific gravity 0.6 is 600mm in diameter and 1200
mm high. If placed vertically in oil with specific gravity of 0.85, would it be
stable?
SOLUTION:

EXAMPLE 4:
A block of wood with specific gravity of 0.64 is in the shape of rectangular
parallelepiped having a 10cm square base. If the block floats in saltwater with
square base horizontal, what is the maximum height is required to keep it in upright
position.
SOLUTION:
EXAMPLE 5:
A wood cone 700mm in diameter and 1000mm high floats in water with its
vertex down. If the specific gravity of the wood is 0.60, would it be stable?
Determine the metacentric height?
SOLUTION:

EXAMPLE 6:
A pyramid-shaped floating body has a square base with side length of 3 meters and a height of 8
meters. The material of the pyramid has a specific weight (unit weight) of 8.3 kN/m³. Determine
the metacentric height (GM) and assess the stability of the floating body.
Reference:
Salvador, P., & Perez, J. (2021). Stability of floating bodies and principles of hydrostatics. Journal
of Naval Engineering, 45(3), 211-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnaveng.2021.03.008
SOLUTION:
EXAMPLE 7:
A cube-shaped body with a side length of 2 meters is floating in water. The unit weight of cube is
8 kN/m³. Determine the stability of the cube and calculate the height of the body that is
submerged below the water surface.
Reference:
Shah, S. L., & Sial, A. A. (2019). Stability of floating bodies: A review. Journal of Civil Engineering
and Environmental Technology, 6(1), 45-50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11039-019-00219-x
SOLUTION:

PROBLEM 8:
A spherical buoy with a diameter of 1.2 meters is floating in water. The unit weight of the sphere
is Ysphere=7.3kN/m3. Assess whether the sphere is stable or unstable in its floating position.
Reference:
Bhattacharyya, R. (1978). Dynamics of Marine Vehicles. New York: Wiley-Interscience.
SOLUTION:

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