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The base width of a solid gravity dam is 25 m. The material of the dam has a specific gravity of 2.56 and the dam is designed as an elementary profile ignoring uplift. What is the approximate allowable height of the dam?

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64 m
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40 m
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164 m
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80 m
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Solution

The correct option is B 40 m
For elementary profile

B=HSCC

When uplift is ignored C = 0

B=HSC

Or H=25×2.56=40 m

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