ENGR.

BON RYAN ANIBAN

ENGR. BON RYAN ANIBAN
 3 Types of Stability

Neutral/ Upright Stable Unstable

M
Righting Overturning
moment moment
W W W

G G G
M

B BO BO BO B O’
B O’
ϴ
BF
ϴ BF BF
B
𝑩𝟐
𝑴𝑩𝟎 = (𝟏 + 𝟎. 𝟓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟐 𝜽)
𝟏𝟐𝑫
Bo = center of buoyancy in upright position M = metacenter, the point of intersection (𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦)
(center of displaced liquid) between the line of action of the
G = center of gravity of the body buoyant force and the axis of the body

Bo’ = center of buoyancy in tilted position

(center of displaced liquid)
 3 Types of Stability

Neutral/ Upright Stable Unstable

M
Righting Overturning
moment moment
W W W

G G G
M

D BO BO BO B O’
B O’
ϴ
BF
ϴ BF BF
B
𝑩𝟐
𝑴𝑩𝟎 = (𝟏 + 𝟎. 𝟓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟐 𝜽)
𝟏𝟐𝑫
(𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒)
(𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦)
𝑰 GM = Metacentric height, Distance from M to
𝑴𝑩𝟎 = G
𝑽𝑫
 𝑆𝐴𝑀𝑃𝐿𝐸 𝑃𝑅𝑂𝐵𝐿𝐸𝑀 1
A rectangular scow 9 m. wide 15 m. long and 3.6 m high has a draft in sea water of 2.4 m.. Its center of gravity is 2.7 m above
the bottom of the scow.
1. Determine the initial metacentric height.
2. Determine the final metacentric height when the scow tilts until one side is just at the point of submerged
3. Determine the RM or Om when the scow tilts until one side is just at the point of submerged
Solution for a.
@ 𝜃=0 G
𝐵2
𝑀𝐵0 = (1 + 0.5𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃)
12𝐷 1.5 m
92 3.6 m
= (1 + 0.5𝑡𝑎𝑛2 0) 2.7 m
12 2.4 2.4 m Bo
𝑀𝐵0 = 2.813 m. 1.2 m
𝑀𝐺 = 𝑀𝐵0 − 𝐺𝐵0
= 2.813 m. −1.5 m.
9m
𝑀𝐺 = 1.313 m.
 𝑆𝐴𝑀𝑃𝐿𝐸 𝑃𝑅𝑂𝐵𝐿𝐸𝑀 1
A rectangular scow 9 m. wide 15 m. long and 3.6 m high has a draft in sea water of 2.4 m.. Its center of gravity is 2.7 m above
the bottom of the scow.
a. Determine the initial metacentric height.
b. Determine the final metacentric height when the scow tilts until one side is just at the point of submerged
c. Determine the RM or Om when the scow tilts until one side is just at the point of submerged
M
Solution for b
@ 𝜃 = 14.931°
𝐵2
𝑀𝐵0 = (1 + 0.5𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃)
12𝐷
92 ϴ = 14.931°
2
= (1 + 0.5𝑡𝑎𝑛 (14.931))
12 2.4 Bo
𝑀𝐵0 = 2.913 m.
𝑀𝐺 = 𝑀𝐵0 − 𝐺𝐵0
= 2.913 m. . −1.5 m.
𝑀𝐺 = 1.413 m. ϴ
 𝑆𝐴𝑀𝑃𝐿𝐸 𝑃𝑅𝑂𝐵𝐿𝐸𝑀 1
A rectangular scow 9 m. wide 15 m. long and 3.6 m high has a draft in sea water of 2.4 m.. Its center of gravity is 2.7 m above
the bottom of the scow.
a. Determine the initial metacentric height.
b. Determine the final metacentric height when the scow tilts until one side is just at the point of submerged
c. Determine the RM or Om when the scow tilts until one side is just at the point of submerged
M Righting
Solution for c W moment
ϴ
@ 𝜃 = 14.931° 𝑀𝐺 = 1.413 m.
x
𝑅𝑀 = 𝑊 𝑜𝑟 𝐵𝐹 x (distance between the force)
𝑥 = 𝑀𝐺 sin 𝜃 ϴ = 14.931°
= 1.413 sin 𝜃
Bo
𝑥 = 0.364 m. B O’

𝐵𝐹 = 𝑊
BF
𝑉𝑑 x 𝛾𝑙 = 𝑊
9 2.4 15 x 9.81(1.03) = 𝑊 ϴ
𝑊 = 3273.793 kN
𝑅𝑀 = 𝑊𝑥
= 3273.793(0.364)
𝑅𝑀 = 1191.492 kN − m
 𝑆𝐴𝑀𝑃𝐿𝐸 𝑃𝑅𝑂𝐵𝐿𝐸𝑀 1
A rectangular scow 9 m. wide 15 m. long and 3.6 m high has a draft in sea water of 2.4 m.. Its center of gravity is 2.7 m above
the bottom of the scow.
a. Determine the initial metacentric height.
b. Determine the final metacentric height when the scow tilts until one side is just at the point of submerged
c. Determine the RM or Om when the scow tilts until one side is just at the point of submerged
M Righting
Solution for c W moment
ϴ
@ 𝜃 = 14.931° 𝑀𝐺 = 1.413 m.
x
𝑅𝑀 = 𝑊 𝑜𝑟 𝐵𝐹 x (distance between the force)
𝑥 = 𝑀𝐺 sin 𝜃 ϴ = 14.931°
= 1.413 sin 𝜃
Bo
𝑥 = 0.364 m. B O’

𝐵𝐹 = 𝑊
BF
𝑉𝑑 x 𝛾𝑙 = 𝑊
9 2.4 15 x 9.81(1.03) = 𝑊 ϴ
𝑊 = 3273.793 kN
𝑅𝑀 = 𝑊𝑥
= 3273.793(0.364)
𝑅𝑀 = 1191.492 kN − m
 𝑆𝐴𝑀𝑃𝐿𝐸 𝑃𝑅𝑂𝐵𝐿𝐸𝑀 2
A solid wood cylinder of sg = 0.6 is 600 mm diameter and 1200 mm high. If placed vertically in oil (sg=0.85). Would it be
stable?
Solution for c
𝐼
𝑀𝐵0 =
𝑉𝐷
𝐵𝐹 = 𝑊
𝑉𝐷 x 𝛾𝑙 = 𝑉𝑂 x 𝛾𝑂
𝜋(0.62 )
𝑉𝐷 9.81 0.85 = (1.2)(9.81)(0.6)
4
𝑉𝐷 = 0.240 m3 0.847 m
𝜋 0.34
𝐼𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒 =
4
𝐼𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒 = 6.362 x 10−3
𝑀𝐵0 = 0.027 m.
𝐺𝐵0 = 0.177 m. 𝑀𝐵0 < 𝐺𝐵0
𝑈𝑁𝑆𝑇𝐴𝐵𝐿𝐸