a buoy is anchored to the sea floor using a cable. Sometimes it floats on the surface depending upon the depth of the water. Other times it is completely immersed as shown in the figure. The unit weight of seawater is 10.1 kN/m3. Determine the buoyant force and the tension in the cable. FR T N kN BUDY CABLE SEA FLOOR

a buoy is anchored to the sea floor using a cable. Sometimes it floats on the surface depending upon the depth of the water. Other times it is completely immersed as shown in the figure. The unit weight of seawater is 10.1 kN/m3. Determine the buoyant force and the tension in the cable. FR T N kN BUDY CABLE SEA FLOOR

Structural Analysis

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337630931

Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P

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