A manual of naval architecture for the use of officers of the Royal Navy, officers of the Mercantile Marine, yachtsmen, shipowners, and shipbuilders (1894)
White, W. H. (William Henry), Sir, 1845-1913 · London : J. Murray · leaf 106
centre of buoyancy B. If (as in the diagram) the line joiningthe centres G- and B is vertical, it obviously represents the commonline of action of the weight and buoyancy, which are equal and chap, in.] THE STATICAL STABILITY OF SHIPS. 8l opposite vertical forces ; in that case the ship is subject… … same vertical line, the equal and opposite forces of the weight andbuoyancy do not balance each other, but form a mechanical couple,tending to disturb the ship, either by heeling her or by producingchange of trim or causing both these changes. If D = total weightof the ship (in tons), and GZ =…
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