A concrete dam with a triangular cross section is shown. Calculate (a) the total hydrostatic force on the dam due to the water if it is 800 ft wide and (b) the slanting height for the hydrostatic force intersect with the dam. Use Ywater = 64 lbf/ft³. Answers: F= and p =

A concrete dam with a triangular cross section is shown. Calculate (a) the total hydrostatic force on the dam due to the water if it is 800 ft wide and (b) the slanting height for the hydrostatic force intersect with the dam. Use Ywater = 64 lbf/ft³. Answers: F= and p =

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A concrete dam with a triangular cross section is shown.
Calculate (a) the total hydrostatic force on the dam due to the
water if it is 800 ft wide and (b) the slanting height for the
hydrostatic force intersect with the dam. Use Ywater = 64 lbf/ft³.
Answers: F =
and
Yp =
200 ft
Concrete
dam
150 ft-
Water

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