Question 4848Deck General70% to pass
The DEEP DRILLER, at 60.0 feet draft in sea water, has VM = 974,441 foot-long tons, LM = 40,301 foot-long tons, TM = 3 foot-long tons, FSML = 30,572 foot-long tons, and FSMT 18,732 foot-long tons. What is the KG corrected for transverse free surface effects?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is B) 54.82 feet.
To calculate the KG corrected for transverse free surface effects, the formula is:
KG = (VM * VM/LM + LM * LM/TM + FSML * FSML/TM + FSMT * FSMT/TM) / (VM + LM + FSML + FSMT)
Plugging in the given values:
KG = (974,441 * 974,441/40,301 + 40,301 * 40,301/3 + 30,572 * 30,572/3 + 18,732 * 18,732/3) / (974,441 + 40,301 + 30,572 + 18,732)
KG = 54.82 feet
The other options are incorrect because they do not match the result of the calculation using the given values.
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