A wicket dam is designed to collapse when the upstream water depth exceeds a depth h The s...

A wicket dam is designed to collapse when the upstream water depth exceeds a depth h The strut holding the gate in position can pivot at each end and forms a 90° angle with the face of the dam. Compute the water depth h that will cause the dam to col­lapse for b = 3.0 m (9.8 ft).