4. Various forces to be considered for the stability analysis of a dam are shown in Figure. The dam is safe if the resultant force passes through middle-third of base. 200 kN 600 kN | 500 kN 4 m 5 m 2000 6m -7 m-
4. Various forces to be considered for the stability analysis of a dam are shown in Figure. The dam is safe if the resultant force passes through middle-third of base. 200 kN 600 kN | 500 kN 4 m 5 m 2000 6m -7 m-
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Transcribed Image Text:4. Various forces to be considered for the stability analysis of a dam are shown in
Figure. The dam is safe if the resultant force passes through middle-third of base.
200 kN
600 kN
4 m
|500 kN
5m-
000 kN
6 m
-7 m-

Transcribed Image Text:3. Three forces 60 N, 80 N and 130 N act at the vertices of a triangle ABC as shown
in Figure. AB = BC = CA = 40 cm. Find the resultant, direction, distance, Xint, Yint
w.r.t point B
80 N
60
60
60 N+
B
40 cm
130 N
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