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10 m12 m Q-8.5 ms 60 m Тоp view Side view Fig .1: Side and top of view of the proposed dam 1. Provide preliminary dam design, A stable gravity dam cross-section must be designed in terms of sliding and overturning given that the coefficient of sheer resistance of the foundation soil is 0.75, and the tailwater level of water converted into the channel directly behind the dam is 0.5m. Assuming an uplift force variation with no information about drainage (as a straight line from 100% of the headwater pressure at the upstream face (heel) to 100% of the tailwater pressure at the downstream face (toe) applied over 100% of the base area) and assuming usual conditions only.

10 m12 m Q-8.5 ms 60 m Тоp view Side view Fig .1: Side and top of view of the proposed dam 1. Provide preliminary dam design, A stable gravity dam cross-section must be designed in terms of sliding and overturning given that the coefficient of sheer resistance of the foundation soil is 0.75, and the tailwater level of water converted into the channel directly behind the dam is 0.5m. Assuming an uplift force variation with no information about drainage (as a straight line from 100% of the headwater pressure at the upstream face (heel) to 100% of the tailwater pressure at the downstream face (toe) applied over 100% of the base area) and assuming usual conditions only.

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10 m 12 m Q-8.5 mys 60 m Top view Side view Fig .1: Side and top of view of the proposed dam 1. Provide preliminary dam design. A stable gravity dam cross-section must be designed in terms of sliding and overturning given that the coefficient of sheer resistance of the foundation soil is 0.75, and the tailwater level of water converted into the channel directly behind the dam is 0.5m. Assuming an uplift force variation with no information about drainage (as a straight line from 100% of the headwater pressure at the upstream face (heel) to 100% of the tailwater pressure at the downstream face (toe) applied over 100% of the base area) and assuming usual conditions only.
Transcribed Image Text:10 m 12 m Q-8.5 mys 60 m Top view Side view Fig .1: Side and top of view of the proposed dam 1. Provide preliminary dam design. A stable gravity dam cross-section must be designed in terms of sliding and overturning given that the coefficient of sheer resistance of the foundation soil is 0.75, and the tailwater level of water converted into the channel directly behind the dam is 0.5m. Assuming an uplift force variation with no information about drainage (as a straight line from 100% of the headwater pressure at the upstream face (heel) to 100% of the tailwater pressure at the downstream face (toe) applied over 100% of the base area) and assuming usual conditions only.
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