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Buttress dam

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003866

Dam consisting of a watertight part supported at intervals on the downstream side by a series of buttresses. Buttress dam can take many forms, such as a flat slab or massive head buttress.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-003866
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBuilt environments
ReferencesFEMA Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Glossary of Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Buttress dam",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Buttress Dam",
  "definition": "Dam consisting of a watertight part supported at intervals on the downstream side by a series of buttresses. Buttress dam can take many forms, such as a flat slab or massive head buttress.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "FEMA Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/buttress-dam/"
}

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