Question: ( 1 0 points ) Fig. 2 shows a concrete dam. Two vertical cross - sections are depicted. The face of the dam, its headwater,

(10 points) Fig. 2 shows a concrete dam. Two vertical cross-sections are depicted. The face of the dam, its headwater, i.e. the reservoir with fresh water, coincides with the xOy in the vertical plane (shaded in blue) of Fig.2a. The Ox axis coincides with the water level in the dam reservoir. The width of the dam is 120 m . The depth of water (counted from an impermeable reservoir bed) is 55 m . The dam crest is at the same elevation above the bed as the water level in the dam reservoir (OX axis in Fig.2. The plane y=55m in Fig. 2 b is an impermeable dam base.
Fig. 2
(3 points) Calculate the hydrostatic force FR acting on the dam face.
(3 points) Write down three Cartesian coordinates at which FR is applied.
( 1 0 points ) Fig. 2 shows a concrete dam. Two

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