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A raft is very buoyant, and displaces very little water, the material it is made from is lighter than water, which makes them float very well.
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Why a pile raft foundation?
If the soil is so lose that it cant hold the building even with pile foundation. So, piled raft foundation is used which make the building to float like a boat. That obeys Archimedes' principle-it is buoyed up by the weight of the earth displaced in creating the foundation.
Who was Maria Beaseley?
a inventor that created the life raft
Difference between raft and mat foundation?
The raft will help to avoid any settlement that would occur to strip the foundation. The mat is just placed there to avoid slipping.
Which is the wrapper class for the data type float?
The wrapper class for float is Float. java.lang.
What is the range of float?
i wann't ask the range of double float and long double float??
How does an inflatable raft float?
The surface area of the raft displaces the water forcefully which causes float
How is a raft able to float?
because they want to
Is a raft useful on the moon?
Umm, no because there is no water to float on.
If you and a raft weighed 1600 newton's how much upthrust would you need to float?
1600n
What is the same about coracle and a raft?
About the only thing that is the same is that both float. A coracle is round and usually made of inter woven reeds. A raft can be made of almost anything that has bouyancy.
How much water bottles would a 113 pound person need to float on. Not just to float but be able to sit on a raft made out of water bottles?
About 15.
Why is a dinghy called a dinghy?
source of the word is from IndiaHindi ḍi·gī, variant of ḍe·gī, ḍe·gā, float, raft.
What is ballast?
You put on/in a ship or raft etc. That makes it float better or makes in more stable
What is the origin of the name dinghy?
My dictionary says it came from a similar sounding Hindi word for float or raft. what country did it originate
What is a raft?
There are two kinds of rafts.One is an inflatable plastic raft that you fill with air.However, the more historical meaning of raft is a humanly constructed platform which floats. People normally cut down trees to use logs, because logs float. They needed to tie the logs together with vines, twine, or rope. If tied correctly, the platform of logs would float long enough to cross a river, for example.It can also be the source of a great story. My friends and I had quite possibly the best trip down river ever when we built a homemade raft. Check out the link How to Build a Raft-How to Make a Homemade Raft in the related links section to read about my story.
Is water with more salt more dense than water with less salt?
Yes, in fact, there is a lake called the Dead Sea, which has a very high salinity level, so high, that people float as if they were on a float or a raft.
How do you makea an egg float?
Put floaties on it, put it on a ship of some sort, build it a raft, tie a string to it and dangle it in the air, etc. list goes on and on...
