JA masonry dam 7 m high has a top width of 1.5 m and bottom width of 5 m. Maximum water level in the dam is 1.0 m below the top of the dam. Determine the maximum and minimum pressure intensities at the base when the dam is full. Take weight of water = 9.81 kN/m? and weight of masonry = 21.6 kN/m?. %3D
JA masonry dam 7 m high has a top width of 1.5 m and bottom width of 5 m. Maximum water level in the dam is 1.0 m below the top of the dam. Determine the maximum and minimum pressure intensities at the base when the dam is full. Take weight of water = 9.81 kN/m? and weight of masonry = 21.6 kN/m?. %3D
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![A masonry dam 7 m high has a top width of 1.5 m and bottom width of 5 m. Maximum water level in
the dam is 1.0 m below the top of the dam. Determine the maximum and minimum pressure intensities
at the base when the dam is full. Take weight of water = 9.81 kN/m³ and weight of masonry = 21.6
kN/m.
[Ans. 117.5 kN/m?, 78.8 kN/m? both compressive]](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9f6b90e9-2332-4a06-9f52-1f66c0fff2ef%2F7d76c13c-c493-4008-874c-aa4493bf2501%2Fy3jj718_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A masonry dam 7 m high has a top width of 1.5 m and bottom width of 5 m. Maximum water level in
the dam is 1.0 m below the top of the dam. Determine the maximum and minimum pressure intensities
at the base when the dam is full. Take weight of water = 9.81 kN/m³ and weight of masonry = 21.6
kN/m.
[Ans. 117.5 kN/m?, 78.8 kN/m? both compressive]
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