Water exerts pressure on the upstream face of a dam as shown in Fig. P24.23. The pressure can be characterized by
FIGURE P24.23
Water exerting pressure on the upstream face of a dam: (a) side view showing force increasing linearly with depth; (b) front view showing width of dam in meters.
Use Simpson's rule to compute
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