Applied Fluid Mechanics
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Author: UNTENER
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.34PP
For the raft and platform shown in Figs. 5.27 and 5.28 and described in Problems 5.31 and 5.32, what extra weight will cause all the drums and the platform itself to be submerged? Assume that no air is trapped beneath the platform.
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