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Buttress dams, as compared to gravity dams, contain less concrete, temperature control of concrete is easier, and uplift forces acting on dam are less severe; disadvantages are: structure is unconventional, it is less suitable for high dams, requires higher strength concrete and complicated formwork, and it is more susceptible to damage due to freezing and thawing; seepage may be difficult problem; seismic instability of thin buttresses; table shows comparative data of existing large buttress dams. (See also Indian Concrete J v 34 n 7 July 1960 p 249-56, 275)
Buttress dams, as compared to gravity dams, contain less concrete, temperature control of concrete is easier, and uplift forces acting on dam are less severe; disadvantages are: structure is unconventional, it is less suitable for high dams, requires higher strength concrete and complicated formwork, and it is more susceptible to damage due to freezing and thawing; seepage may be difficult problem; seismic instability of thin buttresses; table shows comparative data of existing large buttress dams. (See also Indian Concrete J v 34 n 7 July 1960 p 249-56, 275)
Massive buttress dams
Eng News-Rec
Sarkaria, G.S. (author)
Engineering News-Record ; 164
1960
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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