Exam Question

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 1 m. Draw the shear force diagrams

(a) With No. 1 and No. 10 tanks filled

(b) With No. 3 and No. 8 tanks filled

(c) With No. 5 and No. 6 tanks filled.

Which ballast condition is to be preferred from the strength point of view. (16)