Question 4291Deck General70% to pass
The COASTAL DRILLER is drilling while weighing 15,436 kips. LM are 2,006,680 ft- kips, and TM are -7,718 ft-kips. What is the port leg reaction?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is C) 5,879 kips.
To calculate the port leg reaction, we need to use the formula for moment equilibrium: Sum of Moments = 0. Given the weight of the COASTAL DRILLER (15,436 kips), the Longitudinal Moment (LM = 2,006,680 ft-kips), and the Transverse Moment (TM = -7,718 ft-kips), we can solve for the port leg reaction.
The calculation shows that the port leg reaction is 5,879 kips, which makes option C the correct answer. The other options are incorrect because they do not correctly apply the moment equilibrium formula to determine the port leg reaction.
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