Physics GCSE
dam design
What dam design means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of dam design
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Reference: AQA
A dam is built much thicker at its base than at the top because pressure increases with depth.
Topics that use dam design
- Pressure in a fluid 2 (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- average density
- column of liquid
- Density
- density comparison
- floating and sinking
- Gravitational field strength
- pressure difference
- pressure with depth
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