Explain practical profile of the dam
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dams are formed so that the speed of water coming from a river could be slow down
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Elementary Profile of a Gravity Dam
- The elementary profile of a dam, subjected only to the external water pressure on the upstream side, will be rightangled triangle, having zero width at the water level and a base width (B) at bottom, i.e.. the point where the maximum hydrostatic water pressure acts
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- Arch dams. Main article: Arch dam.
- Gravity dams. Main article: Gravity dam.
- Arch-gravity dams. The Hoover Dam is an example of an arch-gravity dam.
- Barrages. The Koshi Barrage of Nepal.
- Embankment dams. Main article: Embankment dam.
- Rock-fill dams.
- Fixed-crest dams.
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