ENGINEERING APPLICATION When cracks form at the base of a

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ENGINEERING APPLICATION When cracks form at the base of a dam, the water seeping into the cracks exerts a buoyant force that tends to lift the dam. As a result, the dam can topple. Estimate the buoyant force exerted on a 2.0-m-thick by 5.0-m-long dam wall by water seeping into cracks at its base. The water level in the lake is 5.0 m above the cracks.

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