A gravity dam has triangular cross section, with the upstream face vertical and impounded water flushed with the crest. The height of the strcuture is 8m while its base is 6 m long. If there is no hydrostatic uplift and friction coefficient between base and the foundation is 0.80. Find the factor against overturning. Specific weight of concrete is 23,540 N/m^3. a. 2.67 b. 1.44 c. 1.90 d. 2.57 With F.B.D

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A gravity dam has triangular cross section, with the upstream face vertical and impounded water flushed with the crest. The height of the strcuture is 8m while its base is 6 m long. If there is no hydrostatic uplift and friction coefficient between base and the foundation is 0.80. Find the factor against overturning. Specific weight of concrete is 23,540 N/m^3.
a. 2.67
b. 1.44
c. 1.90
d. 2.57
With F.B.D
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