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ISBN: 9781119494966

Author: Borgnakke, C. (claus), Sonntag, Richard Edwin, Author.

Publisher: Wiley,

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Chapter 1, Problem 1.39P

A steel tank of cross-sectional area 3m 2 and height 16m weighs l0 000 kg and is open at the top, as shown in Fig,P1.39 We want to float it in the ocean so that it is positioned 10 m straight down by pouring concrete into its bottom. How much concrete should we use?

Chapter 1, Problem 1.39P, A steel tank of cross-sectional area 3m2 and height 16m weighs l0000kg and is open at the top, as

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