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How many compartments could be filled with water and titanic still float?
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The first four compartments of the Titanic could fill up with water and the ship would float. Unfortunately, the iceberg ripped open the first five compartments, and water from the fifth compartment pulled the ship under, so water from the fifth compartment eventually overflowed and filled the sixth compartment, the sixth into the seventh and so forth until the ship was pulled under by the weight of the water in it's forward compartments.
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Why Titanic ship sink not float?
The titanic did not float because it was only able to float if 4 or less water compartments flooded instead more did and it was to much for the titanic to hold and sadly many people died.
Why did the ship hit the iceberg?
Going to fast, ignoring the warnings of icebergs from other ships, not enough lookouts, on a dark night icebergs are difficult to see, you only see the water splashing at its waterline until you get very close.
What happened when the iceberg hit the titanic?
Firstly, the Rivets built into the Titanic were of a poor quality, and were prone to breakage from the start. When it hit the Iceberg, it 'popped' these rivets, as well as then creating a huge gash in the side of the boat. The hull was separated into 16 compartments, which even when 4 were filled with water it would still float. however, 5-6 compartments were flooded. these flooded compartments were at one side of the boat, weighing it down and slowly submerging that one end. eventually, the compartments put the boat at about a 45 degree angle, and the strain on the higher end of the boat caused it to break in half
What is the titanic model called that can float and has a switch on the top to turn it on?
it is called TITANIC FLOATABLE MODEL
Was the Titanic built?
No, the Titanic was NOT built safely.It was advertised as being safe because its hull was divided into 'water-tight compartments'. Should one or two compartments be punctured, the steel doors would come down, keeping the water in that compartment and the ship afloat. There were pumps to pump out the sea water.The 'should have been foreseen' problem was 1) that the ship could not float with more than two adjacent compartments full of seawater and 2) that the watertight compartments amidships did not go all the way to the top (the roof) of the topmost storage deck. The iceberg punctured a series of holes (or pushed in so many steel plates) along the side of the ship that filled up 3 watertight compartments. As they filled, the weight pulled down ship at the bow. That made the seawater spill into the 4th, 5th, etc. compartments, that were not watertight to the top.There was also the quality of the steel. According to some experts now, the steel of the Titanic had more iron in it than quality steel should have had. I don't know if Harland and Wolff knew that when they built the ships. Olympic, Titanic's year older sister ship, would have had the same sort of steel, yet it survived into the 1920's. Perhaps that was because it was given a double skin instead of just a double bottom and watertight compartments that went up all the way after the Titanic sank.So, the Titanic was built to the standard of other new ships in 1912, but it was not really a safely built ship.
Why Titanic ship sink not float?
The titanic did not float because it was only able to float if 4 or less water compartments flooded instead more did and it was to much for the titanic to hold and sadly many people died.
Why did the ship hit the iceberg?
Going to fast, ignoring the warnings of icebergs from other ships, not enough lookouts, on a dark night icebergs are difficult to see, you only see the water splashing at its waterline until you get very close.
Is it true to float in air a blimp could be filled with helium?
Yes
How did titanic water compartment work?
The Titanic was divided into Sixteen watertight compartments that stretched from bow to stern. The Titanic's compartments were transverse meaning they went from top to bottom not side to side. the compartments were sealed off in the event of emergency by watertight doors which of course access ports. The Titanic's watertight design didn't carry to the Top deck as this was seen as in layman's terms overkill. The bulkheads for the most part reached up to E Deck instead of the uppermost deck. this meant the water clearance was as little as Ten feet above the waterline. This design was considered sufficient as Two compartments anywhere on the ship could be breached and she would remain afloat. Even if ALL of the first four compartments from the bow were somehow reached she would still float. although with a ten degree list. Even by today's standards the Titanic's design was quite impressive. Recent ships like the Concordia and Andrea Doria were only designed to stay afloat with any two compartments. And you must remember Titanic Didn't capsize and ALL her lifeboats were utilized. NO other ship since when damaged can that be said of.
Is it true or false that to float in air a blimp could be filled with helium?
False
Why things float on water?
Objects will float on water because they aren't as dense as the water itself. A ship will float because there are a lot of compartments filled with air, which is not as dense as water.The above answer is also valid but according to the Archimedes Principle, the buoyant force on a submerged object is equal to the weight of the fluid that is displaced by the object.
What happened when the iceberg hit the titanic?
Firstly, the Rivets built into the Titanic were of a poor quality, and were prone to breakage from the start. When it hit the Iceberg, it 'popped' these rivets, as well as then creating a huge gash in the side of the boat. The hull was separated into 16 compartments, which even when 4 were filled with water it would still float. however, 5-6 compartments were flooded. these flooded compartments were at one side of the boat, weighing it down and slowly submerging that one end. eventually, the compartments put the boat at about a 45 degree angle, and the strain on the higher end of the boat caused it to break in half
What made the titanic float?
Buoyancy
Who was at float on the Titanic?
2223 people
How does the titanic float on the water?
poorly
Did titanic float sink or neutral?
sink
What is the titanic model called that can float and has a switch on the top to turn it on?
it is called TITANIC FLOATABLE MODEL
