Greenhill, G. (George), Sir, 1847-1927 · London and New York, Macmillan and Co. · leaf 66
will be the same,as well as the reactions of the supports. Eepresenting in fig. 24 the plan of a pair of lock gates,with water of depth h feet keeping them shut, then thefigure shows that the thrust between the lock gates and EXAMPLES OF HYDROSTATIC THRUST. 55 the thrust of each gate on its hinge… … Some reservoir dams are curved in plan, for instance,the Bear Valley Dam in California; a butting thrustthereby i^^et up in the dam, as in a pair of lock gates. *Exmnples. (1) Having given the height of a rectangular revetment, find its thickness so that it shall just balance themaximum thrust of a…
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