Ask
Login
0
6.1kviews
Forces Acting on Gravity Dams
written 5.7 years ago by gravatar for teamques10 teamques10 ★ 69k
water resources engineering
ADD COMMENT EDIT
1 Answer
0
69views
written 5.7 years ago by gravatar for teamques10 teamques10 ★ 69k
  1. Water Pressure
  2. Uplift Pressure
  3. Pressure due to earthquake
  4. Slit Pressure
  5. Wave Pressure
  6. Ice Pressure
  7. Weight of the dam

enter image description here

1. Water Pressure

  • P is the major external force acting on the dam.
  • It can estimated by hydrostatic pressure diagram.
  • When the upstream face is vertical, the intensity is zero at the …

Create a free account to keep reading this post.

and 5 others joined a min ago.

ADD COMMENT EDIT
Please log in to add an answer.