In Buttress dam, too flat a slope causes – McqOptions

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1.	In Buttress dam, too flat a slope causes
A.	A very high inclined stress at the heel
B.	Overloading of buttress sections
C.	Excessive tensile stress on upstream face
D.	Increased tendency to overturning
E.	Excessive tensile stresses in the foundation and the body of the dam
Answer» B. Overloading of buttress sections

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