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Spillways Used in Dams; Their Uses, Types and Design Methods

A spillway is structure built in dams designed to release surplus water safely and avert the risk of the dam overtopping and potential failure....

Measurements of Bearing Capacity for the Construction of Barrage 

The bearing capacity of foundations is needed for dimensioning the foundation for any  structure. The safe bearing capacity may be defined as the “Maximum...

Buttress Dams: Purpose, Types and Advantages

Buttress are?  Buttress is nothing but a solid wall which are constructed parallel with equal intervals at specific thickness for the water inflow.In this...

Investigation of Dams Using Non Destructive Technique (NDT) to Decipher Weak Zones

Dams are constructed by making huge investment for development of water resources towards socio-economical development of a country. In spite of taking proper care...