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Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD)

2337. Buttress dam : A dam usually of reinforced concrete, consisting of upstream face or deck and buttresses. The water bearing members (upstream face or deck) are supported upon the buttresses and span between them. The load is tranferred to the foundations through the buttresses.

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