Types of Dams

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TYPES OF DAMS Dhrubajyoti Sen Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

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TYPES OF DAMS

Dhrubajyoti SenDepartment of Civil EngineeringIndian Institute of Technology,

Kharagpur

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TYPES OF DAMS

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Typical types of dams

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CONCRETE GRAVITY DAMS

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Concrete gravity dam

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Burrinjuck Dam

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CONCRETE ARCH DAMS

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Carcoar Dam

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Carcoar Dam

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Shasta Dam

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Hoover Dam

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Tumut Pond Dam

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Idukki - Kerala

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Idukki - Cheruthoni - Kerala

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Buttress Dam

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Daniel-Johnson dam

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Unknown

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Almendra Arch Dam

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Typical Sections of Buttress dams

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Typical Sections

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Typical Sections

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EARTH EMBANKMENT DAM

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Eucumbene Dam

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Eucumbene Dam

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Eucumbene Dam

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Eucumbene Dam

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Sketches from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

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ROCKFILL DAM

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Glennies Creek Dam

Downstream face of the completed Glennies Creek Dam concrete faced rock fill embankment. At the bottom of the dam wall can be seen the steel mesh used to protect the rock fill embankment from being washed away by floods during construction.

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Glennies Creek Dam

Concrete face slab under construction on the upstream face of Glennies Creek Dam. In this type of dam the impermeable membrane is a relatively thin concrete slab on the upstream face of the dam.

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Windamere Dam

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