CE 704 · Chapter 4
Hydropower Engineering past question
4.2.6 Gravity (concrete) dam analysis, stability (overturning, sliding), stress and material failure
A concrete gravity dam on the rocky foundation is acted by the upstream horizontal hydrostatic force of 4.50 million KN and by the downstream the same of 0.50 million KN. Determine the volume of concrete works (γcon=24 KN/m³), neglecting bond stress and up lift force and taking a factor of safety on the horizontal thrust of 2.5 and a friction coefficient between the concrete and rock of 0.65. [8]