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A barge is 15 ft wide and 40 ft long and fl oats with a draftof 4 ft. It is piled so high with gravel that its center of gravityis 3 ft above the waterline. Is it stable?

International Edition---engineering Mechanics: Statics, 4th Edition

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Chapter8: Centroids And Distributed Loads

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