At the base of a gravity dam section, the vertical stress at the toe was found to be 2.4 MPa. If the downstream face of the dam has a slope of 0.707 horizontal : 1 vertical, and if there is no tail water, the maximum principal stress at the toe of the dam is

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1.	At the base of a gravity dam section, the vertical stress at the toe was found to be 2.4 MPa. If the downstream face of the dam has a slope of 0.707 horizontal : 1 vertical, and if there is no tail water, the maximum principal stress at the toe of the dam is
A.	1.7 MPa
B.	2.4 MPa
C.	3.6 MPa
D.	4.8 MPa
Answer» D. 4.8 MPa

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At the base of a gravity dam section, the vertical stress at the toe was found to be 2.4 MPa. If the downstream face of the dam has a slope of 0.707 horizontal : 1 vertical, and if there is no tail water, the maximum principal stress at the toe of the dam is

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