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Residential Construction Academy: House Wiring (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781337402415

Author:Gregory W Fletcher

Publisher:Gregory W Fletcher

Chapter4: Test And Measurement Instruments Used In Residential Wiring

Section: Chapter Questions

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Figure 4-2 is the cross-section of an earthwork (s.g.=2.5) dam. Assuming that hydrostatic uplift varies linearly from one-half the hydrostatic head at the upstream of the dam to zero at the downstream edge, find the
a)maximum pressure intensity in the base of the dam (lb/ft³)
b)minimum pressure intensity in the base of the dam (lb/ft³)

30ft
5000Y:
-60 ft-
E5 t-
30 ft-
|R,
Fr
Fig. 4-2
97ft
48.5Y
Y 06-

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