Exam Question
(a) Describe water pressure loads on the ship's hull. (6)
(b) The ½ ordinates of a waterplane 120 m long are as follows:
Section | AP | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9½ | FP |
½ ord | 1.2 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 0 |
Calculate: (10)
(a) Waterplane area
(b) Distance of centroid from midships.
