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6 – Buoyancy Description: Explains buoyant force and Archimedes’ principle Covers floating and submerged bodies With calculations for displacement and stability
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A cube of timber 1.25 ft on each side floats in water. The specific gravity of timber is 0.60. Find the submerged depth of the cube. Solution Free surface
ΣFy = 0; BF = W γ liquidVd = γ timberVtimber (62.4 lb/ft^3 )(1.25 ft ×1.25 ft ×d) = (62.4 lb/ft^3 )(0.60)(1.25 ft)^3 d = 0.75 ft
A block of wood 0.2 m thick is floating in sea water. The specific gravity of wood is 0.65 while that of sea water is 1.03. Find the minimum area of the block which will support a man weighing 80 kg. Solution Free surface
ΣFy = 0; BF = Wman + Wwood γ waterVd = (^) W man
A piece of lead (sp. Gr. 11.3) is tied to a 130 cc of cork whose specific gravity is 0.25. They float just submerged in water. What is the weight of the lead? Solution Free surface
ΣFy = 0; BFC + BFL = WC + WL γ wVdC +^ γ wVdL = γ CVC (9.81)(0.00013) + 9.81 = 9.81 (0.25)(0.00013) W= 1.049 N (VdL) VL= 9.466 x 10 − 6 m^3 W= 9810(11.3)(9.466 x 10 − 6 )