Computer · Water Resources Engineering
In a gravity dam subjected only to hydrostatic water pressure, how is the normal stress typically distributed along the base?
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- 1The shear stress is maximum near the base corners under water pressure alone.
- 2The normal stress remains uniformly compressive across the entire base length.
- 3The normal stress is maximum tensile at the centre and zero at both edges.
- 4The normal stress is maximum compressive at the toe and minimum or tensile at the heel.✓
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The normal stress is maximum compressive at the toe and minimum or tensile at the heel.
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