The intensity of the hydrostatic uplift varies uniformly from 100 % of the full hydrostatic uplift pressure at the heel to zero at the toe. Concrete weighs 23.6 kN/m3. Find the: (1) total vertical reaction at the bottom of the dam; (2) the factor of safety against sliding if the coefficient of friction at base is 0.70; (3) the factor of safety against overturning (4) the soil pressure at the he and at the toe 9 m h=18 m 24 m 8 m 6 m 3 m
The intensity of the hydrostatic uplift varies uniformly from 100 % of the full hydrostatic uplift pressure at the heel to zero at the toe. Concrete weighs 23.6 kN/m3. Find the: (1) total vertical reaction at the bottom of the dam; (2) the factor of safety against sliding if the coefficient of friction at base is 0.70; (3) the factor of safety against overturning (4) the soil pressure at the he and at the toe 9 m h=18 m 24 m 8 m 6 m 3 m
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The intensity of the hydrostatic uplift varies
uniformly from 100 % of the full hydrostatic uplift
pressure at the heel to zero at the toe. Concrete
weighs 23.6 kN/m3. Find the: (1) total vertical
reaction at the bottom of the dam; (2) the factor
of safety against sliding if the coefficient of
friction at base is 0.70; (3) the factor of safety
against overturning (4) the soil pressure at the hee
and at the toe
9 m
h=18 m
24 m
8 m
6 т Зm](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F51a6621e-3358-47af-b8c3-b7117283554a%2F8c143ea8-adec-45eb-a6b0-acf6425abc56%2Fwk4k7m9_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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a giver
The intensity of the hydrostatic uplift varies
uniformly from 100 % of the full hydrostatic uplift
pressure at the heel to zero at the toe. Concrete
weighs 23.6 kN/m3. Find the: (1) total vertical
reaction at the bottom of the dam; (2) the factor
of safety against sliding if the coefficient of
friction at base is 0.70; (3) the factor of safety
against overturning (4) the soil pressure at the hee
and at the toe
9 m
h=18 m
24 m
8 m
6 т Зm
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