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Solution by DF Sozinando Student at the Vaal University of Technology

*The water pressure acting on a masonry dam varies as shown. If the dam is 20m wide, determine the resultant force of the water pressure acting on the dam.

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Solution by DF Sozinando Student at the Vaal University of Technology

a := 12m
2

b := 7.5m
2

c := 12m := atan a - d

d := 6m

o := 1217

N m
2

:= 750

N m
2

w := 20m

r := ( a - d) + c

= 26.565 deg c
A3 := b w

A1 := w r 1 F1 := A1 2

1 A2 := w b 2 F2 := A2 o -
3

F3 := A3

Fi := -F1 cos( ) - F2 - F3 = -237.525 10 N Fj := -F1 sin( ) = -45 10 N FR := Fi + Fj r y1 := 3

2 2 3

FR = 241.75 10 N b y2 := 2 b y3 := 3

M x := F1 cos( ) y1 + b + F2 y2 + F3 y3 M x FR

( )

( )

M x = 1.49 10 N m

y :=

y = 6.164 m