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second moment of area ???
In finding the metacentric height of a floating body ( G-center of gravity ,M-metacentric point ,B-buoyancy point )
so if the object is stable then M should be above G .
GM=BM-BG
i have learned that BM=I/V (where I second moment of are about the horizontal center line ,and V is submerged volume)
so if the object is a cylinder i can find I using Pi*d^(4)/64 ....but can i use the same equation if the cylinder is not a uniform one .
And is it the same thing meant by
1)second moment of area
2)Moment of inertia
Or are they two different values ?
Can they be connected using a another varaible ?
Homework Statement
In finding the metacentric height of a floating body ( G-center of gravity ,M-metacentric point ,B-buoyancy point )
so if the object is stable then M should be above G .
GM=BM-BG
i have learned that BM=I/V (where I second moment of are about the horizontal center line ,and V is submerged volume)
so if the object is a cylinder i can find I using Pi*d^(4)/64 ....but can i use the same equation if the cylinder is not a uniform one .
And is it the same thing meant by
1)second moment of area
2)Moment of inertia
Or are they two different values ?
Can they be connected using a another varaible ?