1-27. A 3-ft section of a masonry dam is shown in Fig. P 1-27. The resultant horizontal water pressure is the force R, and the uplift hydrostatic pressure is the force Q. Determine the resultant overturning moment of the water (foroes R and Q) with respect to A.

1-27. A 3-ft section of a masonry dam is shown in Fig. P 1-27. The resultant horizontal water pressure is the force R, and the uplift hydrostatic pressure is the force Q. Determine the resultant overturning moment of the water (foroes R and Q) with respect to A.

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1-27. A 3-ft section of a masonry dam is shown in Fig. P 1-27. The resultant
horizontal water pressure is the force R, and the uplift hydrostatic pressure is the
force Q. Determine the resultant overturning moment of the water (foroes
R and Q) with respect to A.
R30,000
lo-40,000
FIG. P 1-27

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