A flat-bottom barge is 22.3 ft wide, 87.5 ft long and 16.5 ft deep. (a) How many
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A flat-bottom barge is 22.3 ft wide, 87.5 ft long and 16.5 ft deep.
(a) How many ft3 of water will it displace while the top stays 3.20 ft above the water?
(b) What load in tons will the barge contain if the barge weighs 157 tons in dry dock?
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Applied Physics
ISBN: 978-0132109277
10th Edition
Authors: Dale ewen, Neill schurter, P. erik gundersen
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