The base of a dam has a factor of safety to sliding of 1.5 and holds water upstream that is 8 m deep. After construction, it is found that silt is settling on the bottom of the lake at an annual rate of 2.5 centimeters. Consider silt is equivalent to a liquid of density 1760 kg/m3. 13.0 Determine the number of years until the dam becomes unsafe. a.) 320 years c.) 260 years e.). b.) 470 years d.) 180 years

The base of a dam has a factor of safety to sliding of 1.5 and holds water upstream that is 8 m deep. After construction, it is found that silt is settling on the bottom of the lake at an annual rate of 2.5 centimeters. Consider silt is equivalent to a liquid of density 1760 kg/m3. 13.0 Determine the number of years until the dam becomes unsafe. a.) 320 years c.) 260 years e.). b.) 470 years d.) 180 years

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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