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(Solved): 5. For the dam shown, determine the factor of safety against sliding and overturning. Use unit weig ...
5. For the dam shown, determine the factor of safety against sliding and overturning. Use unit weight of concrete = 24 kN/m' and coefficient of friction = 0.80. -0.50m 4 6 m 5 m 0 Som Zoom
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We are required to compute the factor of safety against sliding and overturning for the given dam. Given, Depth of water on the upstream face of the dam (D) = 5 m Height of dam (H) = 4.5 m Top width of dam (btop) = 0.5 m Bottom w