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A dam for water reservoir is built thicker at the bottom than at the top because
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pressure of water is very large at the bottom due to its large depth
water is likely to have more density at the bottom due to its large depth
quantity of water at the bottom is large
variation in value of ‘g’
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pressure of water is very large at the bottom due to its large depth
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