A dam is having a curved surface as shown in the figure. The height of the water retained by the dam is 20 m; density of water is 1000 kg/m. Assuming g as 9.81m/s-Determine the magnitude and the direction of the resultant water pressure acting on a curved face of a which is shaped according to the relation x2 y%= 4

A dam is having a curved surface as shown in the figure. The height of the water retained by the dam is 20 m; density of water is 1000 kg/m. Assuming g as 9.81m/s-Determine the magnitude and the direction of the resultant water pressure acting on a curved face of a which is shaped according to the relation x2 y%= 4

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