Text-book of theoretical naval architecture (1889)
Attwood, Edward L. (Edward Lewis), 1871- · London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 164
mpartment beingopen to the Sea.—The principles involved in dealing witha problem of this character will be best understood by workingout the following example :— A rectangular-shaped lighter, 100 feet long, 40 feet broad,10 feet deep, floating in salt water at 3 feet level draught, hasa collision… … Fig. 66. collision bulkhead 6 feet from the forward end, and floatingat the level water-line WL. It is well to do this problemin two stages— 1. Determine the amount of mean sinkage due to the lossof buoyancy. 2. Determine the change of trim caused. I. The lighter, due to the damage, loses an amount…
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