A floating body is in unstable equilibrium when its metacentre (M) is located below its centre of gravity (G).
If M is metacentre, B is the centre of buoyancy and G is the centre of gravity, then the condition for instability of a floating body is
Asked in Civil Engg GA 24 2023 CO 1505 2024 · Topic: Mechanics (Fluid Statics and Dynamics (Continuity Equation, Bernoulli's Theorem))
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