Question

An empty barge, weighing 2,588 kN and who's dimensions are 28.4 m long by 14.2 m wide by 2.25 m deep, floats in Conception Bay (ρ = 1,030 kg/m3).

a) Calculate to what depth, in m, the empty barge is submerged as it floats in the bay.

b) Calculate the weight, in N, of additional garbage that may be added to the barge such that it is on the verge of sinking, in a dead calm sea.

c) In 100 words or less, describe a process to measure the height of a building using nothing more than a barometer.

Answer 1