STABILITY OF FLOATING BODIES M = metacenter MG = metacenttic height al Sees D| a pal| . Bo = center of buoyancy G = center of gravity@® When Mis above the center of gravity G the MB, buoyant force will produce a righting moment, the scow is stable, MB. ® When Mis below the center of gravity G, the ° buoyant force will produce an overturning moment, the scow is unstable, l= MBo = distance from the center of buoyancy to the 12 e metacenter V=(B\LO) ~AA ship of 4000 displacement floats in seawater with its axis of symmetry vertical when a weight of 50 tons is midship. Moving the weight 3 m. towards one side of the deck causes a plumb bob, suspended at the end of a strong 3600 mm long to move 225 mm. Find the metacentric height. Solution: sino = 3600 0 =3.58" IM, =0 4050x = 50(3) Cos 3.58" x =0,037 m 2s Sin 3.58' = 0.087 MG MG = 0.594 m. metacentric height BF=4050 tonsA rectangular scow 9 m. wide, 15 m. long and 3.6 m high has a draft in seawater of 2.4 m, Its center of gravity is 2.7 m. above the bottom of the scow. If the scow lists until one side is just on the point of submergence, determine the righting couple or the overturning couple. Sp.gr. of seawater is 1.03, Solution: 12 tan @= 7m 0 = 14.93" * 42D: 2 wp, = 8 pao ‘| ° 42(24) 2 MB, = 2.91 m. MB, “lle o MG= 291-15 i" MG= 141m. g x=MGSin 0 x= 1.41 Sin 14.93° x= 0,363 BF = 9(15)(2.4)(9.81)(1.03) BF = 3274 KN Br Righting couple = 3274(0.363) Righting couple = 1188.46 KNple A rectangular pontoon 12 m, long, 6 m. wide and 4 m, . deep has a draft in fresh water of 2 m, What load must be Moment of load = moment of wedge shift moved transversely from the center to a point 0.60 m. wea 9.81(3)(0.804) 595.4) from the edge to cause the pontoon to list through an : 2 angle of 15°? W = 236.62N Solution: