The cross section of a concrete dam is as shown. For a 1-m-wide dam section, determine (a)

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The cross section of a concrete dam is as shown. For a 1-m-wide dam section, determine

(a) The resultant of the reaction forces exerted by the ground on the base AB of the dam,

(b) The point of application of the resultant of part a,

(c) The resultant of the pressure forces exerted by the water on the face BC of the dam.

The cross section of a concrete dam is as shown.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073398242

11th edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell, Brian Self

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