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Title: A raft is made of 15 logs lashed together. Each is 62 cm in diameter and has a length of 5.6 m . Post by: Biala on Jul 18, 2019 How many people can the raft hold before they start getting their feet wet, assuming the average person has a mass of 63 kg ? Do not neglect the weight of the logs. Assume the specific gravity of wood is 0.53.
Title: Re: A raft is made of 15 logs lashed together. Each is 62 cm in diameter and has a length of 5.6 m . Post by: biolove on Jul 18, 2019 similar example shown below, just change the numbers to match those on your assignment :lol: :lol:
sorry i got lazy, if you can't figure it out, reply back Title: Re: A raft is made of 15 logs lashed together. Each is 62 cm in diameter and has a length of 5.6 m . Post by: Biala on Jul 18, 2019 I can't figure it out. I asked the question because I didn't know what to do.
Title: Re: A raft is made of 15 logs lashed together. Each is 62 cm in diameter and has a length of 5.6 m . Post by: bio_man on Jul 18, 2019 This wasn't easy. I tried my best and found the answer to be 161. A lot different than what biolove posted. But then again, it depends on the numbers. I doubled checked my calculations too
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