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2. Water weights - Wikipedia

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   Water weights are water filled bags which are designed as a safe, practical and economical method of non-destructive testing and checking the structural integrity of cranes, davits, lifeboats, link spans, ramps and lifts, floors and bridges.

3. Hydrostatic weighing - Wikipedia

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   Example 2: Consider a larger block of the same stone material as in Example 1 but with a 1-liter cavity inside of the same amount of stone. The block would still weigh 3 kilograms on dry land (ignoring the weight of air in the cavity) but it would now displace 2 liters of water so its immersed weight would be only 1 kilogram (at 4 °C).

4. Ballast tank - Wikipedia

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   Cross section of a vessel with a single ballast tank at the bottom. A ballast tank is a compartment within a boat, ship or other floating structure that holds water, which is used as ballast to provide hydrostatic stability for a vessel, to reduce or control buoyancy, as in a submarine, to correct trim or list, to provide a more even load distribution along the hull to reduce structural ...

5. Impact attenuator - Wikipedia

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   A water-filled attenuator, as seen in Auckland, New Zealand Water-filled attenuators consist of containers filled with water to absorb impact energy. They are typically not anchored to the ground, and therefore benefit from easy deployment and relocation using barrier transfer machines and cranes.

6. Kentledge - Wikipedia

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   Kentledge or kentledge weights, are slabs or blocks of concrete or iron (usually pig iron, sometimes with a cast-in handle to assist moving). They are used within ships or boats as permanent, high-density ballast .

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   A double-sided mesh and quick-draining fabric add to its breathability, and the buoyant, bean-filled fabric is about as plush as it gets. There is also a handle for easy carrying. $85 at Amazon

9. Waterbed - Wikipedia

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   A waterbed, water mattress, or flotation mattress is a bed or mattress filled with water. Waterbeds intended for medical therapies appear in various reports through the 19th century. Waterbeds intended for medical therapies appear in various reports through the 19th century.