Example 2 The figure shows a cross sectional view of a

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Example 2 The figure shows a cross sectional view of a masonry dam whose length perpendicular to the diagram in 30 m The depth of water behind the dam is 10 m The masonry of which the dam is constructed has a density of 3000 kg m a Find the dimensions x and 2x if the weight of the dam is to be 10 times the horizontal force exerted on it by water Check the stability of the dam with respect to its overturning about the edge through point O b 10 m Water X dam 2x