Example 4.11.A weight of 100 KN is moved through a distance of 8 metres across the deck of a pontoon of 7500 kN displacement floating in water. This makes a pendulum 2.5 metres long to move through 120 mm horizontally. Calculate the metacentric height of the pontoon.

Example 4.11.A weight of 100 KN is moved through a distance of 8 metres across the deck of a pontoon of 7500 kN displacement floating in water. This makes a pendulum 2.5 metres long to move through 120 mm horizontally. Calculate the metacentric height of the pontoon.

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Example 4.11. A weight of 100 kN is moved through a distance of 8 metres across the deck of a
pontoon of 7500 kN displacement floating in water. This makes a pendulum 2.5 metres long to move
through 120 mm horizontally. Calculate the metacentric height of the pontoon.

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