Question: A rectangular barge weighing 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 kg is 1 4 m long, 8 m wide and 4 . 5 m

A rectangular barge weighing 200,000 kg is 14m long, 8 m wide and 4.5 m deep. It will transport to Cebu 20 mm diameter by 6 m long reinforcing steel bars. If a draft (submerge depth of the barge) is to be maintained at 3 m, how many pieces of rebars can it carry? What is the draft of the barge when one half of its cargo is unloaded in fresh water? Use density of salt water to 1026 kg/cu.m. Steel weighs 7850 kg/cu.m

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