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Buoyancy force

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The resultant of upward forces, exerted by the water on a submerged or floating body, equal to the weight of the water displaced by this body.

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Glossary of Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL), US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Vicksburg, USA

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