Physics · Fluid Mechanics - Dam Engineering
The total silt pressure (Ps) exerted on a gravity dam is given by which formula? (Where γs = submerged unit weight of silt, φ = angle of internal friction, and hs = height to which the silt is deposited)
- 1Ps = 12 γs · hs · 1 - sin(φ)1 + sin(φ)
- 2Ps = 12 γs · hs3 · 1 - sin(φ)1 + sin(φ)
- 3Ps = 12 γs · hs2 · 1 - sin(φ)1 + sin(φ)✓
- 4Ps = 13 γs · hs2 · 1 - sin(φ)1 + sin(φ)
Correct answer
Ps = 12 γs · hs2 · 1 - sin(φ)1 + sin(φ)
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