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In Buttress dam, too flat a slope causes

[A].	Excessive tensile stress on upstream face	[B].	A very high inclined stress at the heel
[C].	Overloading of buttress sections	[D].	Increased tendency to overturning
[E].	Excessive tensile stresses in the foundation and the body of the dam

Answer: Option B