Question: 1 ( a ) . The section of a Solid Gravity Dam built of concrete ( unit weight ( = 2 4 mathrm

1(a). The section of a Solid Gravity Dam built of concrete (unit weight \(=24\mathrm{kN}.\mathrm{m}^{-3}\)) is shown in the figure aside. A tailwater or D/S water depth is 6.0 m when the dam reservoir is at its maximum water level (MWL) at 86.0 m . Taking the uplift pressure as equal to the hydrostatic . pressure at either ends and considered to act over \(60\%\) of the area of the base section, evaluate the (i) net uplift pressure force, (ii) hydrodynamic force (as per Zanger's formula) and (iii) earthquake forces (horizontal and vertical) acting on the dam section. The earthquake forces are equivalent to 0.10 g for horizontal forces and 0.05 g for vertical forces. (take, unit weight of water \(=10\mathrm{kN}.\mathrm{m}^{-3}\))
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1 ( a ) . The section of a Solid Gravity Dam

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