Experiment : Determination-of-metacentric-height

Pontoon

900
gms

Data Sheet

Area of Tank (A) = 2500 cm2

Unit weight of water (w) = 1 gm/cm3

Water level without pontoon Y1=16.9cm

Water level without pontoon Y2=21cm

NOTE: The negative signs in the recorded values is only to depict direction from origin. It should not be used for calculation purpose.

SNo. Reading on Tank
pontoon Y2cm
mass of pontoon
Wc=(Y2-Y1)Aw gm
Unbalanced mass
W1gm/cm3
Angle of heel
Θ degree
Distance of
unbalanced mass Zlcm
Metacentric height
GM=(W1Z)/(Wc+W1tan θ)