Tuesday, April 13, 2010

E LEARNING ASSIGNMENT PART 2 FOR REGISTER NUMBERS 31-39

Dear 3E3,
Here is your E Learningt Assignment for register numbers 31-39.
Post your answers to this question:

Mr Dinesh has a Bachelors in Civil & Structural Engineering. His relative in India asked him to design a water dam for a reservoir in a village. Mr Dinesh gave the following design:






After a week, cracks were seen to develop at the bottom of the dam!! His relative scolded Mr Dinesh for a poor design!



See the diagram below for the situation after 1 week.




You need to comment on the design!

1. Explain what is wrong with the design.

2. Why the crack appeared at the location and not anywhere above?

3. Offer a better design with explanations.

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