A trapezoidal dam has width at the top of 2m and width at the bottom is 14m. The upstream face is vertical and the total height of the dam is 22 m. The depth of the water on the upstream face of the dam is 20 m. If the coefficient of friction between the dam and the foundation is 0.88. Using unit weight of concrete equal to 23.5 kN/cu.m: a) compute the factor of safety against sliding. b) compute the factor of safety against overturning.
A trapezoidal dam has width at the top of 2m and width at the bottom is 14m. The upstream face is vertical and the total height of the dam is 22 m. The depth of the water on the upstream face of the dam is 20 m. If the coefficient of friction between the dam and the foundation is 0.88. Using unit weight of concrete equal to 23.5 kN/cu.m: a) compute the factor of safety against sliding. b) compute the factor of safety against overturning.
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A trapezoidal dam has width at the top of 2m and width at the bottom is 14m. The upstream face is vertical and the total height of the dam is 22m. The depth of the water on the upstream face of the dam is 20m. If the coefficient of friction between the dam and the foundation is 0.88, using unit weight of concrete equal to 23.5 kN/cu.m,
a) compute the factor of safety against sliding
b) compute the factor of safety against overturning
Transcribed Image Text:A trapezoidal dam has width at the top of 2m and width at the bottom is 14m. The upstream face is
vertical and the total height of the dam is 22 m. The depth of the water on the upstream face of the dam is
20 m. If the coefficient of friction between the dam and the foundation is 0.88. Using unit weight of
concrete equal to 23.5 kN/cu.m:
a) compute the factor of safety against sliding.
b) compute the factor of safety against overturning.
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