Buttress Dam
A buttress dam is also called as a hollow dam. It is a dam with a solid, water-tight upstream side that is supported at intervals on the downstream side by a series of supports. A reinforced concrete slab or a … Continued
Introduction to Dams
Dams are the Hydraulic structure constructed across a river to store water on its upstream side. It is a totally Impervious barrier constructed perpendicular to the flow of the river with a view of forming a reservoir. Dams are used … Continued
Types of Cofferdams and their construction
A cofferdam is a temporary structure built around the construction site to remove water and to make the construction area reasonably dry. So it is the type of structure, which is needed to be constructed at the beginning of any … Continued