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WHAT DOES ARCH DAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Arch dam

An arch dam is a solid dam made of concrete that is curved upstream in plan. The arch dam is designed so that the force of the water against it, known as hydrostatic pressure, presses against the arch, compressing and strengthening the structure as it pushes into its foundation or abutments. An arch dam is most suitable for narrow gorges or canyons with steep walls of stable rock to support the structure and stresses. Since they are thinner than any other dam type, they require much less construction material, making them economical and practical in remote areas.

Definition of arch dam in the English dictionary

The definition of arch dam in the dictionary is 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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Synonyms and antonyms of arch dam in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «arch dam» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARCH DAM

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Translator English - Chinese

拱坝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

presa de arco
570 millions of speakers

English

arch dam
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कट्टर बांध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قوس السد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

арочная плотина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arco barragem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আর্চ বাঁধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

barrage-voûte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Empangan gerbang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bogenstaumauer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アーチダム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아치 댐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lengkungan lengkungan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đập vòm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வணக்கம் அணை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमान बांध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kemerli baraj
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diga ad arco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tamy arch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

арочна гребля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

baraj arcuit
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

φράγμα αψίδα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

boog dam
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

arch dammen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

arch dam
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARCH DAM»

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RCC Dams - Roller Compacted Concrete Dams: Proceedings of ...
Chengdu Hydroelectric Investigation and Design Institute, China ABSTRACT: The crack control of arch dam is one of problems that should be seriously solved in the design of arch dam. To remove the unfavorable impact caused by the ...
Luis Berga, J. M. Buil, C. Jofré, 2003
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New Developments in Dam Engineering: Proceedings of the 4th ...
As the height and complexity of the dam exceed the applicable scope of the national arch dam design code, based on the basis of the national design code, successful design experiences of large dams and the latest technology home and ...
Martin Wieland, Qingwen Ren, John S.Y. Tan, 2004
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Practical Dam Analysis
This book presents simple approximate methods of analysing embankment, gravity and arch dams for design studies, preliminary designs, estimates of quantities, checking computational methods, and teaching.
Max A. M. Herzog, Max Herzog (Dr. techn.), 1999
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Advanced Dam Engineering for Design, Construction, and ...
Embedded within the optimum design computer program is an arch dam stress analysis program, which is used to compute deflections, forces, moments, and stresses of each subopti- mum design during the iterative process. Most recent ...
Robert B. Jansen, 1988
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Building the Ultimate Dam: John S. Eastwood and the Control ...
See also "Frank George Baum," Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers 99 (1934): 1407-9; Lars Jorgensen, "The Constant- Angle Arch Dam," Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers 78 (1915): 685- 733; Lars ...
Donald C. Jackson, 2005
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Arch Dam Design
This manual provides guidance and assistance to design engineers in the development of different types of equipment used by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
Department Of Army: U.S. Army Corps Of E, 2013
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Irrigation Engineering
(5) Length of Arch Dam It is the distance measured along the axis of the dam (i.e. centre line of the arch ring) at the top level between the abutments. (6) Thickness of Arch Dam It is the distance between the extrados and intrados at any point.
Basak, 1999
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Irrigation and Water Power Engineering
A constant radius arch dam is particlarly adopted to U-shaped canyons [Fig 9.2 (0 )] as cantilever action will carry a large proportion of the load at lower levels. The constant radius arch dam is less economical than the constant angle arch dam, ...
Dr. B. C. Punmia, Dr. Pande Brij Basi Lal, Ashok Kr. Jain, Arun Kr. Jain, Punmia, 1992
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Writing for Video Game Genres: From FPS to RPG
Su chao & Jiang Hongdao Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China ABSTRACT : This paper summarized the current progress in the optimal design of arch dam based on the Finite Element Method (FEM) in China. In order to make the ...
Wendy Despain, 2009
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IRRIGATION AND WATER POWER ENGINEERING
In India the only Idukki arch dam of height 169 m (554.5 ft) across Periyar river in Kerala, had been constructed during 1966-1974. It is a very high dam with width of 366 m (1200 ft). Various investigators have been working on different forces ...
MADAN MOHAN DAS, MIMI DAS SAIKIA, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARCH DAM»

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THEKKADY – A LUXURIOUS STAY IN THE WILD
One of the highest arch dams in Asia and the only arch dam in India, the Idukki Dam, at 167.68 metres, is built on the Periyar River, in the ravine ... «The Indian Panorama, Jul 15»
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Idukki dam set for renovation
The only arch dam in the country, it can withstand high pressure of the water. It does not have shutters. The designing of the dam was held by ... «onmanorama, Jul 15»
3
Decision on Denver Water's Colorado River plan delayed
... about construction to enlarge the reservoir, which would require raising the current 340-foot high concrete gravity arch dam another 125 feet. «SFGate, Jun 15»
4
'Watermark' a film on how water marks our lives
The film takes us to the construction site of the world's biggest arch dam, the Xiluodu in China. The dam is six times bigger than the Hoover ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jun 15»
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Rideau Canal gets $39M infrastructure boost
$650,000 to repair or replace the concrete bridge between Jones Falls Locks and the stone arch dam in the Township of Rideau Lakes. «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
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Himachal, Uttarakhand to iron out differences on Kishau Dam project
Later, a detailed project report envisaging a 235-m-high arch dam was prepared in January 1965, but it was not approved because the ... «Chandigarh Tribune, May 15»
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WATER: North Platte Project brings life to valley
It is an arch dam with a gravity-type section, and has a structural height of 214 feet. Pathfinder Dike fills a depression in the natural ground ... «Scottsbluff Star Herald, Apr 15»
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Idaho History: Arrowrock Dam near Boise was a colossal achievement
The concrete arch dam, at the confluence of the main Boise River and its south fork, is about 20 miles east of the capital city. The big dam is 350 ... «The Idaho Statesman, Apr 15»
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Technical audit sought for plunge pool rehab at Africa's Kariba Dam
... pre-qualified firms to perform the plunge pool work at Kariba, a 128-meter-tall double-curvature arch dam that was completed on the Zambezi ... «HydroWorld, Mar 15»
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One wall, many jobs
While the Tehri dam is the eighth highest dam in the world, the Idukki dam is the first Indian arch dam built across River Periyar in Kerala and is ... «The Hindu, Mar 15»

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