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Figure 15-34 shows a dam and part of the freshwater reservoir backed up behind it. The dam is made of concrete of density 3.38 g/cm3 and has the dimensions shown on the figure.
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(a) The force exerted by the water pushes horizontally on the dam face, and this is resisted by the force of static friction between the dam and the bedrock foundation on which it rests. The coefficient of friction is 0.42. Calculate the factor of safety against sliding, that is, the ratio of the maximum possible friction force to the force exerted by the water.
(b) The water also tries to rotate the dam about a line running along the base of the dam through point A; see Problem 23. The torque resulting from the weight of the dam acts in the opposite sense. Calculate the factor of safety against rotation, that is, the ratio of the torque owing to the weight of the dam to the torque exerted by the water.
Anyone have any idea how to do that? Do you think pressure of air
http://www.webassign.net/hrw/15_34.gif
(a) The force exerted by the water pushes horizontally on the dam face, and this is resisted by the force of static friction between the dam and the bedrock foundation on which it rests. The coefficient of friction is 0.42. Calculate the factor of safety against sliding, that is, the ratio of the maximum possible friction force to the force exerted by the water.
(b) The water also tries to rotate the dam about a line running along the base of the dam through point A; see Problem 23. The torque resulting from the weight of the dam acts in the opposite sense. Calculate the factor of safety against rotation, that is, the ratio of the torque owing to the weight of the dam to the torque exerted by the water.
Anyone have any idea how to do that? Do you think pressure of air