Explanation GM=BM-BG
Explanation GM=BM-BG For equilibrium Due to symmetry of the situation, displaced volume remains unaltered and …
Period of Oscillation
Period of Oscillation The restoring couple caused by the buoyant force and gravity force acting on a floating body …
Stability of Floating Bodies in Fluid
Stability of Floating Bodies in Fluid When the body undergoes an angular displacement about a horizontal axis, t…
Stability of Unconstrained Submerged Bodies in Fluid
Stability of Unconstrained Submerged Bodies in Fluid The equilibrium of a body submerged in a liquid requires that…
Solved example of buoyancy force
Find specific gravity of oil in the given figure. Solution : Forces acting on the Float are its weight w acti…
Buoyancy force
Buoyancy When a body is either wholly or partially immersed in a fluid, a lift is generated due to the net vertica…
Hydrostatic Thrusts on Submerged Curved Surfaces
Hydrostatic Thrusts on Submerged Curved Surfaces On a curved surface, the direction of the normal changes from poi…