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Explain why the walls of a dam are thicker near the bottom than at the top?​

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Answered by sunprince0000
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Answer:The pressure applied to walls of the dam will be a function of the amount of water that is over that particular point on the wall. So water pressure is very large at the bottom due to its large depth. That's why dams are constructed thicker at their bottoms than at their tops.

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Answered by XxitzmizzsparklexX
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The pressure applied to walls of the dam will be a function of the amount of water that is over that particular point on the wall. So water pressure is very large at the bottom due to its large depth. That's why dams are constructed thicker at their bottoms than at their tops.

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