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The document provides the solution to a math problem calculating the resultant force of water pressure acting on a 20m wide masonry dam. It gives the pressure values and dimensions and shows the calculations to find the x and y components of the resultant force, which is 241.75 kN. It also calculates the moment about the x-axis, which is 1.49x10^6 Nm.

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Mathcad - Extra41

The document provides the solution to a math problem calculating the resultant force of water pressure acting on a 20m wide masonry dam. It gives the pressure values and dimensions and shows the calculations to find the x and y components of the resultant force, which is 241.75 kN. It also calculates the moment about the x-axis, which is 1.49x10^6 Nm.

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Computer Programming Skills

MathCad

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.

Computer Programming Skills

MathCad

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

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