A concrete dam of rectangular section 15 m high and 6m wide contains water up to height of 13 m.

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A concrete dam of rectangular section 15 m high and 6m wide contains water up to height of 13 m. Find the maximum and minimum stress at the base. Assume unit weight of water and concrete 10 kN/m^3 and 25kN/m^3.

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Consider the length of dam (L) = 1m.

$\gamma_w = 10 \ KN/m^3$ (Density of water).

$\gamma_c = 25 \ KN/m^3$ (Density of concrete).

NOTE:

Effect of water is in the form of triangular loading as shown.

1] Total water pressure load (p) = $\frac{1}{2} \times (13 \times 1) \times …

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