Ship Waterplane Moments
1. **Problem 1:** Calculate the moment of inertia of a rectangular waterplane 42m long and 9m wide about axes parallel to the beam.
- The beam is the width direction, so the axis is parallel to the 9m side.
- Moment of inertia about an axis parallel to the beam (lengthwise axis) through the centroid is given by:
$$I = \frac{bL^3}{12}$$
where $b=9$ m (beam), $L=42$ m (length).
- Calculate $I$ about the centroid:
$$I_c = \frac{9 \times 42^3}{12} = \frac{9 \times 74088}{12} = \frac{666792}{12} = 55566 \text{ m}^4$$
- For the other axes:
ii. Axis halfway between centroid and end: distance $d = \frac{42}{4} = 10.5$ m from centroid.
Use parallel axis theorem:
$$I = I_c + Ad^2$$
Area $A = 42 \times 9 = 378$ m$^2$
$$I = 55566 + 378 \times 10.5^2 = 55566 + 378 \times 110.25 = 55566 + 41674.5 = 97240.5 \text{ m}^4$$
iii. Axis at the end: distance $d = \frac{42}{2} = 21$ m from centroid.
$$I = 55566 + 378 \times 21^2 = 55566 + 378 \times 441 = 55566 + 166698 = 222264 \text{ m}^4$$
2. **Problem 2:** Calculate approximate $MCT1cm$ for a ship with beam $B=18$ m and waterplane area $A=2011$ m$^2$.
- Approximate formula:
$$MCT1cm = \frac{\rho g I}{100 \times V}$$
where $I$ is the moment of inertia of waterplane about longitudinal axis, $V$ is volume displacement.
- Since volume $V$ is not given, approximate $I$ for rectangular waterplane:
$$I = \frac{B L^3}{12}$$
But length $L$ unknown, so approximate $I$ using:
$$I = \frac{B A^2}{12}$$
- Calculate:
$$I = \frac{18 \times 2011^2}{12} = \frac{18 \times 4044121}{12} = \frac{72794178}{12} = 6066181.5 \text{ m}^4$$
- Without volume $V$, $MCT1cm$ cannot be precisely calculated here.
3. **Problem 3:** Calculate $MCT1cm$ for a ship 96m long with given half-ordinates and displacement 5200t.
- Calculate waterplane area $A$ using trapezoidal rule:
Half-ordinates: 2.10, 5.54, 6.37, 6.85, 6.85, 6.77, 5.43, 2.83, 0
Stations = 9, spacing $\Delta x = \frac{96}{8} = 12$ m
- Waterplane area:
$$A = 2 \times \Delta x \times \left( \frac{y_1 + y_9}{2} + y_2 + y_3 + y_4 + y_5 + y_6 + y_7 + y_8 \right)$$
$$= 2 \times 12 \times \left( \frac{2.10 + 0}{2} + 5.54 + 6.37 + 6.85 + 6.85 + 6.77 + 5.43 + 2.83 \right)$$
$$= 24 \times (1.05 + 5.54 + 6.37 + 6.85 + 6.85 + 6.77 + 5.43 + 2.83)$$
$$= 24 \times 41.69 = 1000.56 \text{ m}^2$$
- Moment of inertia $I$ about longitudinal axis:
$$I = \frac{B L^3}{12}$$
Beam $B = 2 \times$ max half-ordinate $= 2 \times 6.85 = 13.7$ m
- Calculate $I$:
$$I = \frac{13.7 \times 96^3}{12} = \frac{13.7 \times 884736}{12} = \frac{12119863.2}{12} = 1009988.6 \text{ m}^4$$
- Displacement volume $V = 5200$ t $= 5200$ m$^3$ (assuming salt water density 1 t/m$^3$)
- Calculate $MCT1cm$:
$$MCT1cm = \frac{\rho g I}{100 V}$$
Using $\rho g = 9.81$ kN/m$^3$:
$$MCT1cm = \frac{9.81 \times 1009988.6}{100 \times 5200} = \frac{9918773.7}{520000} = 19.07 \text{ kN/cm}$$
4. **Problem 4:** Calculate new drafts at FP and AP after moving 80t load 60m forward.
- Given:
$$L=120m, B=15m, C_{WP}=0.76, T=7.5m, LCF=1.8m \text{ aft of amidships}$$
Longitudinal moment of inertia $I_x = 1,350,800$ m$^4$
- Load moved $\Delta W = 80$ t, distance $d = 60$ m
- Change in trim moment:
$$M = \Delta W \times d = 80 \times 60 = 4800 \text{ t-m}$$
- Change in trim angle $\theta$:
$$\theta = \frac{M}{\rho g V GM_T}$$
Without $GM_T$ and $V$, approximate change in draft at FP and AP:
- Change in draft at FP:
$$\Delta T_{FP} = - \frac{M \times (L - LCF)}{I_x} = - \frac{4800 \times (120 - 1.8)}{1,350,800} = - \frac{4800 \times 118.2}{1,350,800} = -0.42 \text{ m}$$
- Change in draft at AP:
$$\Delta T_{AP} = \frac{M \times LCF}{I_x} = \frac{4800 \times 1.8}{1,350,800} = 0.0064 \text{ m}$$
- New drafts:
$$T_{FP,new} = 7.5 - 0.42 = 7.08 \text{ m}$$
$$T_{AP,new} = 7.5 + 0.0064 = 7.51 \text{ m}$$
**Final answers:**
1. i. $I_c = 55566$ m$^4$
ii. $I = 97240.5$ m$^4$
iii. $I = 222264$ m$^4$
2. Insufficient data to calculate exact $MCT1cm$.
3. $MCT1cm \approx 19.07$ kN/cm
4. New drafts: $T_{FP} = 7.08$ m, $T_{AP} = 7.51$ m