Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Embankment Dam -4-: Forces

Gambar di bawah saya dapatkan di website dari sebuah saluran tivi yang ditujukan untuk anak-anak. Sungguh menarik melihat penjelasan dan gambar ini.


http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/dam/emb_forces.html

Forces that act on an Embankment dam.


Water pushes against the embankment dam, but the heavy weight of the dam pushes down into the ground and prevents the structure from falling over.

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