Chapter 1 describes the physical properties of water and hydrostatics. It covers water properties, unit conversions and forces on dams. Fundamental dimensions, units and water properties are reviewed in Section 1.1. The concept of pressure and piezometric head in Section 1.2 is expanded into hydrostatic forces on plane surfaces in Section 1.3 and dams in Section 1.4.
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