Question

5. A rectangular barge is 128 ft long, 30 ft wide, and 18 ft deep, and it weighs 544 tons when empty. The barge light weight may be assumed uniformly distributed over its length. It is divided into four holds of equal lengths. Cargo is loaded into each hold as follows, stowed uni formly and level in each hold: Hold #1 Hold #2 Hold #3 Hold #4 192 tons 224 tons 272 tons 176 tons Construct weight, buoyancy, load, shear, and bending moment diagrams for the loaded barge, and calculate the values of each at the ends, at each bulkhead, and at their maximum points.

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