Arch dam


a dam resisting the pressure of impounded water by an arch principle, especially a dam having in plan the form of a single arch ab-tted by natural rock formations.
noun
a dam that is curved in the horizontal plane and usually built of concrete, in which the horizontal thrust is taken by abutments in the sides of a valley. arch dams must be built on solid rock, as a yielding material would cause a failure

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