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A diagram displaying how forces move through a buttress design. (USBR, 2019)
A diagram displaying how forces are transferred through the structure's buttress design. (USBR, 2019)
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Revision as of 20:17, 9 September 2022

A buttress dam is a specific type of gravity dam in which the large mass of concrete or masonry is reduced, and the forces are diverted to the dam foundation through vertical or sloping buttresses.


A diagram displaying how forces are transferred through the structure's buttress design. (USBR, 2019)

Components of Buttress Dams

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Life Cycle of Buttress Dams

  1. Design and Construction of Buttress Dams
  2. O&M of Buttress Dams
  3. Decommission



Revision ID: 2682
Revision Date: 09/09/2022