Hydrostatic Force on a Vertical Plane Surface – Gravity Dam
Determine the critical height h of the water level that will cause the concrete gravity dam to be on the verge of tipping over. Assume water also seeps under the base of the dam and produces a uniform water pressure under the dam.
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This hydrostatic force on a vertical plane surface example problem will be solved using the Pressure Prism method to analyze the hydrostatic pressure distribution on the submerged surface, and turn that into a rotational moment.
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0:00 Free Body Diagram
4:46 Pressure Prism
6:14 Kitty Emergency!!!
7:02 What if water seeps under the dam?
10:07 How to check your final answer