1. A rectangular barge is 128 ft long, 30 ft wide and 18 ft deep, and its weight 544 tons when empty. The barge light weight may be assumed uniformly distributed over its length. It is divided into four holds of equal lengths. Cargo is loaded into each hold as follows, stowed uniformly and level in each hold:
Hold # 1 192 ton
Hold # 2 224 ton
Hold # 3 275 ton
Hold # 4 176 ton