JA masonry dam 7 m high has a top width of 1.5 m and bottom width of 5 m. Maximum water level in the dam is 1.0 m below the top of the dam. Determine the maximum and minimum pressure intensities at the base when the dam is full. Take weight of water = 9.81 kN/m? and weight of masonry = 21.6 kN/m?. %3D

JA masonry dam 7 m high has a top width of 1.5 m and bottom width of 5 m. Maximum water level in the dam is 1.0 m below the top of the dam. Determine the maximum and minimum pressure intensities at the base when the dam is full. Take weight of water = 9.81 kN/m? and weight of masonry = 21.6 kN/m?. %3D

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