MODES OF FAILURE IN GRAVITY DAM.

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A gravity dam may fail in following ways:

1] By overturning.

2] By crushing or compression.

3] By development of tension.

4] By shear failure or sliding.

1] Overturning:

If resultant of all forces acting on a dam at any of its sections, passes outside its tow, the dam shall …

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