A GRAVITY DAM HAS BASES 5m AND 15m. IT SUPPORTS WATER ON THE SIDE WITH OVERFLOW OF 0.3m. NEGLECTING HYDROSTATIC UPLIFT AND EFFECT OF WATER ON THE DOWNSTREAM, FIND THE LOCATION OF REACTION, R, FROM THE HEEL OF THE DAM IF F = 1000 kN. USE UNIT WEIGHT OF CONCRETE = 23 kN/m3

A GRAVITY DAM HAS BASES 5m AND 15m. IT SUPPORTS WATER ON THE SIDE WITH OVERFLOW OF 0.3m. NEGLECTING HYDROSTATIC UPLIFT AND EFFECT OF WATER ON THE DOWNSTREAM, FIND THE LOCATION OF REACTION, R, FROM THE HEEL OF THE DAM IF F = 1000 kN. USE UNIT WEIGHT OF CONCRETE = 23 kN/m3

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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