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#1 Help Me ! » Catenary » 2021-05-06 20:00:36

vellawitting
Replies: 9

Hi,

I work on a tugboat and we tow a barge from Jacksonville, FL to San Juan PR.  I am trying to find a formula to solve for the depth of the tow wire below the surface of the water.

Given the total length of the towing wire and the distance between the back of the tug boat and the front of the barge, how deep below the surface of the water is the lowest point of the tow wire?

Assume length of wire is 2100' and distance between tug and barge is 1650'

Thanks

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