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6LAB EX 6 Buoyancy and Stability of Floating Bodies
6LAB EX 6 Buoyancy and Stability of Floating Bodies
HYDRAULICS
OBJECTIVE : To determine the buoyant forces acting on floating bodies and their
stability.
PROBLEMS : 1. It is said that Archimedes discovered the buoyancy laws when asked
by King Hiero of Syracuse to determine whether or not his new
crown was gold (s.g. = 19.3). Archimedes found the weight of the
crown in air to be 13.0 N and its weight in water to be 11.8 N.
a) Was it gold?
b) Assuming the crown is an alloy of gold (s.g. = 19.3) and silver
(s.g. = 10.5). For the same measured weights, compute the
percentage silver in the crown
4. A barge with a flat bottom and square ends has a draft of 6.0 ft
when fully loaded and floating in an upright position. The center of
gravity (CG) of the barge . The center of gravity (CG) of the barge
when fully loaded is on the axis of symmetry and 1.2 ft above the
water surface. Is the barge stable? If it is stable, what is the
righting moment when the angle of heel is 10o?
5. A solid wood cylinder has a diameter of 2.0 ft and a height of 4.0 ft.
The specific gravity of the wood is 0.60. If the cylinder is placed
vertically in oil (s.g. = 0.85), would it be stable?