A trapezoidal masonry dam with vertical upstream face is 6m high, 0.6m at the top and 3m wide at the bottom. Wt of concrete is 23.5 KN/m^3 A. Find the depth of the water on the vertical upstream face if the pressure at the toe is twice the average pressure at the base. B. Using the computed depth of water, compute the hydrostatic uplift force if the uplift varies from full hydrostatic pressure at the heel to zero at the toe C. Compute the factor of safety against sliding if the coef friction on the base is equal to 0.80. Consider

A trapezoidal masonry dam with vertical upstream face is 6m high, 0.6m at the top and 3m wide at the bottom. Wt of concrete is 23.5 KN/m^3 A. Find the depth of the water on the vertical upstream face if the pressure at the toe is twice the average pressure at the base. B. Using the computed depth of water, compute the hydrostatic uplift force if the uplift varies from full hydrostatic pressure at the heel to zero at the toe C. Compute the factor of safety against sliding if the coef friction on the base is equal to 0.80. Consider

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