Problem 6. The water pressure acting on a masonry dam varies as shown. If the dam is 20 ft wide, determine the following: a) Equivalent point load of triangular load b) Equivalent point load of trapezoidal load c) Resultant force of the water pressure acting on the dam d) Direction of resultant force from horizontal e) Distance of resultant force along x-axis from point O f) Distance of resultant force along y-axis from point O g) Perpendicular distance of resultant force from point O h) Specific coordinates (x,y) of perpendicular distance of resultant force from point O -7.5 f 0 12 ft- -750 lb/ft² 1217 lb/ft² x
Problem 6. The water pressure acting on a masonry dam varies as shown. If the dam is 20 ft wide, determine the following: a) Equivalent point load of triangular load b) Equivalent point load of trapezoidal load c) Resultant force of the water pressure acting on the dam d) Direction of resultant force from horizontal e) Distance of resultant force along x-axis from point O f) Distance of resultant force along y-axis from point O g) Perpendicular distance of resultant force from point O h) Specific coordinates (x,y) of perpendicular distance of resultant force from point O -7.5 f 0 12 ft- -750 lb/ft² 1217 lb/ft² x
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Problem 6. The water pressure acting on a masonry dam varies as shown. If the dam is 20 ft wide, determine the following:
a) Equivalent point load of triangular load
b) Equivalent point load of trapezoidal load
c) Resultant force of the water pressure acting on the dam
d) Direction of resultant force from horizontal
e) Distance of resultant force along x-axis from point O
f) Distance of resultant force along y-axis from point O
g) Perpendicular distance of resultant force from point O
h) Specific coordinates (x,y) of perpendicular distance of resultant force from point O
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 6. The water pressure acting on a masonry dam varies as
shown. If the dam is 20 ft wide, determine the following:
a) Equivalent point load of triangular load
b) Equivalent point load of trapezoidal load
c) Resultant force of the water pressure acting on the dam
d) Direction of resultant force from horizontal
e) Distance of resultant force along x-axis from point O
f) Distance of resultant force along y-axis from point O
g) Perpendicular distance of resultant force from point O
h) Specific coordinates (x,y) of perpendicular distance of resultant
force from point O
-7.5 f
0 12 ft-
-750 lb/ft²
1217 lb/ft²
x
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