If a bent tendon is required to balance a concentrated load W at the centre of the span L, the central dip h must be at least________________?

A. 183 Km
B. 193 Km
C. 203 Km
D. None of these

The canal extends 193 km (120 miles) between Port Said (Būr Saʿīd) in the north and Suez in the south, with dredged approach channels north of Port Said, into the Mediterranean, and south of Suez. The canal does not take the shortest route across the isthmus, which is only 121 km (75 miles).