Structural Analysis
Structural Analysis
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ISBN: 9781337630931
Author: KASSIMALI, Aslam.
Publisher: Cengage,
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A 200-metric ton, rectangular barge is 14 m long, 8 m wide and 4.5 m deep. The barge will transport 20-
mm diameter steel bars that are 6 meters long and weighs 7850 kg/m³. (HINT: 1 metric ton = 1000 kg)
a. If the draft of the barge is maintained at 3 m in salt water (p = 1026 kg/m³), how many steel bars can
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it carry? Round up your answer to next whole number.
What is the draft of the barge if one half of the cargo is unloaded in fresh water (p = 1000 kg/m³)?
If the draft of the barge in fresh water is maintained at 2 m, how many steel bars can it carry? Round
b.
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с.
up your answer to next whole number.
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Transcribed Image Text:A 200-metric ton, rectangular barge is 14 m long, 8 m wide and 4.5 m deep. The barge will transport 20- mm diameter steel bars that are 6 meters long and weighs 7850 kg/m³. (HINT: 1 metric ton = 1000 kg) a. If the draft of the barge is maintained at 3 m in salt water (p = 1026 kg/m³), how many steel bars can %3D it carry? Round up your answer to next whole number. What is the draft of the barge if one half of the cargo is unloaded in fresh water (p = 1000 kg/m³)? If the draft of the barge in fresh water is maintained at 2 m, how many steel bars can it carry? Round b. %3D с. up your answer to next whole number.
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