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Why are the walls of the dams made thicker at the bottom?

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We know that the water pressure increases with depth. (1 Mark )
Hence, as we move down to the bottom of a water dam, pressure increases. To handle this large pressure, we make dams thicker at the bottom. (1 Mark )

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