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Q3. A box barge of 40 m length has a hull mass of 320 tonne evenly distributed over its length.

Bulkheads located 2 m from the barge ends form peak tanks that remain empty.

The remainder of the barge length is divided by two transverse bulkheads into three holds of equal length.

A total of 960 tonne is loaded, one quarter of which is placed in the middle hold, the remainder being equally distributed over the two outer holds.

Draw, using graph paper, EACH of the following on a base of barge length:

(a) curves of weight and buoyancy per meter;

(b) Curve of loads;

(c) Curve of shearing forces;

(d) Curve of bending moments.