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Question 3.16: The half-conical buttress ABE shown in Fig. 3-15 is used to ...

The half-conical buttress ABE shown in Fig. 3-15 is used to support a half-cylindrical tower ABCD. Calculate the horizontal and vertical components of the force due to water acting on buttress ABE.

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