A rectangular scow 9.5 m wide, 14 m long and 3.2m high has a draft in water of 2.4 m. Its center of gravity is 2.7 m above the bottom of the scow. Calculate righting moment (in kN. m) when the scow tilt until one side is just at the point of submergence. Round off your answer into a whole number. Answer: RM = kN.m

A rectangular scow 9.5 m wide, 14 m long and 3.2m high has a draft in water of 2.4 m. Its center of gravity is 2.7 m above the bottom of the scow. Calculate righting moment (in kN. m) when the scow tilt until one side is just at the point of submergence. Round off your answer into a whole number. Answer: RM = kN.m

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