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Institute of Technology
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
2. A concrete dam having water on vertical face is 16m high. The base of the dam is 8m wide and top 3m
wide. Find the resultant thrust on the base per meter length of the dam and the point of where it intersects
the base, where it contains water 16m deep. Take weight of the concrete as 23 KN/m3 and 9.81 KN/m3 for
water.
FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY
Institute of Technology
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
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FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY
Institute of Technology
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
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