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'''Masonry dams''' are [[dam]]s made out of [[masonry]]{{snd}}mainly [[rock (geology)|stone]] and [[brick]], sometimes joined with [[Mortar (masonry)|mortar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Masonry Dam|url=http://www.ecologydictionary.org/MASONRY_DAM|website=EcologyDictionary.org|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref> They are either the [[Gravity dam#Gravity dams|gravity]] or the [[Arch-gravity dam|arch-gravity]] type. The largest masonry dam in the World is [[Nagarjuna Sagar Dam|Nagarjunasagar Dam]] , [[Andhra Pradesh]] & [[Telangana]], in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nagarjuna Sagar Dam|url=http://guntur.nic.in/nagarjuna_sagar.html|website=Guntur District National Informatics Centre|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref> |
'''Masonry dams''' are [[dam]]s made out of [[masonry]]{{snd}}mainly [[rock (geology)|stone]] and [[brick]], sometimes joined with [[Mortar (masonry)|mortar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Masonry Dam|url=http://www.ecologydictionary.org/MASONRY_DAM|website=EcologyDictionary.org|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref> They are either the [[Gravity dam#Gravity dams|gravity]] or the [[Arch-gravity dam|arch-gravity]] type. The largest masonry dam in the World is [[Nagarjuna Sagar Dam|Nagarjunasagar Dam]] , [[Andhra Pradesh]] & [[Telangana]], in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nagarjuna Sagar Dam|url=http://guntur.nic.in/nagarjuna_sagar.html|website=Guntur District National Informatics Centre|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:45, 19 March 2022
Masonry dams are dams made out of masonry – mainly stone and brick, sometimes joined with mortar.[1] They are either the gravity or the arch-gravity type. The largest masonry dam in the World is Nagarjunasagar Dam , Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, in India.[2]
Visual examples
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The original Theodore Roosevelt Dam in Arizona -
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The Artouste Dam in France -
The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam in India is the largest Masonry dam in the world.
See also
References
- ^ "Masonry Dam". EcologyDictionary.org. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Nagarjuna Sagar Dam". Guntur District National Informatics Centre. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
