Tanta University

Faculty of Engineering
Irrigation and Hydraulics Engineering Department
Course Title: ‫ – هنذسة السذود والخزانات‬4Year Structural Engineering Course Code:CIH4211
Sheet No.2- Forces acting on dams (2020-2021)

Question No.1: Define the following acting forces on dams:

a. Weight of the dam

b. Hydrostatic water pressure
c. Silt pressure
d. Uplift pressure
e. Ice force
f. Earthquake forces
g. Hydrodynamic water pressure
h. Wind force

Question No.2: Draw all the acting forces on the following dams:
(a) (b)

hice
Water
H1
H1 Water
𝛾𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑡 = 1.3 𝑡/𝑚3 Water H2

Permeable layer (c)

Permeable layer

Water
H1

𝛾𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑡 = 1.45 𝑡/𝑚3

Impermeable layer
Question No.3: Calculate the following acting forces on the gravity dam (P.C) showing figure 2:

a. Weight of the dam

b. Hydrostatic water pressure
c. Silt pressure
d. Uplift pressure
e. Ice force
f. Earthquake forces
g. Hydrodynamic water pressure

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 Tanta University
Faculty of Engineering
Irrigation and Hydraulics Engineering Department
Course Title: ‫ – هنذسة السذود والخزانات‬4Year Structural Engineering Course Code:CIH4211
Sheet No.2- Forces acting on dams (2020-2021)

h. Wind force

(Fig-2)
4m Horizontal acceleration
Vertical acceleration 4m
8m
(Earthquake)
(Earthquake)

H1=28m

hs=8 m 𝛾𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑡 = 1.3 𝑡/𝑚3 H2=6 m

B=16m
Permeable layer
Assume that = 45 the wind velocity= 10 km/hr, F=35 km, KE=0.1for horizontal and
hydrodynamic effect of earthquake, Kv=0.15 and the earthquake acting upward, hice=50 cm,
Fice=15 hice.

Question No.4: Calculate the following acting forces on the arch dam (R.C) showing figure 3:

a. Weight of the dam

b. Hydrostatic water pressure
c. Silt pressure
d. Uplift pressure
e. Ice force
f. Earthquake forces
(Fig-3)
g. Hydrodynamic water pressure
h. Wind force 5m Horizontal acceleration
5m
Vertical acceleration 10m
(Earthquake)
(Earthquake)
H1=45m

10m
H2=3 m
B=55m
Permeable layer
Assume that = 45 the wind velocity= 10 km/hr, F=30 km, KE=0.1for horizontal and
hydrodynamic effect of earthquake, Kv=0.2 and the earthquake acting downward, hice=1m,
Fice=15 hice.

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 Tanta University
Faculty of Engineering
Irrigation and Hydraulics Engineering Department
Course Title: ‫ – هنذسة السذود والخزانات‬4Year Structural Engineering Course Code:CIH4211
Sheet No.2- Forces acting on dams (2020-2021)

Question No.5: Calculate the following acting forces on the gravity dam (R.C) showing figure 3:

a. Weight of the dam

b. Hydrostatic water pressure
c. Silt pressure
d. Uplift pressure
e. Ice force
f. Earthquake forces
g. Hydrodynamic water pressure
h. Wind force

(Fig-3)
5m Horizontal acceleration
Vertical acceleration 4m
10m
(Earthquake)
(Earthquake)

H1=36m

hs=6 m 𝛾𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑡 = 1.45 𝑡/𝑚3 H2=4 m

B=20m
Permeable layer
Assume that = 45 the wind velocity= 10 km/hr, F=35 km, KE=0.1for horizontal and
hydrodynamic effect of earthquake, Kv=0.15 and the earthquake acting upward, hice=50 cm,
Fice=15 hice.

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