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The Floating Plank

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posted on 2023-05-17, 23:52 authored by Robert DelbourgoRobert Delbourgo
The stable floating configuration of a long plank of rectangular cross section depends on the relative density of the plank to the fluid and on the ratio of the sides. The complete solution of this metacentric problem is given.

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American Journal of Physics

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55

Issue

9

Pagination

799-802

ISSN

0002-9505

Department/School

School of Natural Sciences

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Amer Assoc Physics Teachers Amer Inst Physics

Place of publication

Ste 1 No 1, 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Melville, USA, Ny, 11747-4502

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