A trapezoidal dam of trapezoidal cross section, with one face vertical and a horizontal base is 8m high. It has a thickness of 70 cm at the top and 4 m at the bottom. The weight of the masonry is 23,540 what is the depth of water on the vertical side if the resultant force intersects the m³ N base at the downstream edge of the middle third? Assume there is no hydrostatic uplift.

A trapezoidal dam of trapezoidal cross section, with one face vertical and a horizontal base is 8m high. It has a thickness of 70 cm at the top and 4 m at the bottom. The weight of the masonry is 23,540 what is the depth of water on the vertical side if the resultant force intersects the m³ N base at the downstream edge of the middle third? Assume there is no hydrostatic uplift.

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a trapezoidal dam of trapezoidal cross section, with one face vertical and horizontal base is 8m high. it has a thickness of 70cm at the top and 4m at the bottom. the weight of the masonry is 23,540 N/m3 . what is the depth of water on the vertical side if the resultant force intersects the base at the downstream edge of the middle third? assume there is no hydrostatic uplift.
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