Masonry dam

Type of dam

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 Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, in India.[2]

Visual examples

  • The original Theodore Roosevelt Dam in Arizona
    The original Theodore Roosevelt Dam in Arizona
  • New Croton Dam in New York
    New Croton Dam in New York
  • The Artouste Dam in France
    The Artouste Dam in France
  • The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam in India is the largest masonry dam in the world
    The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam in India is the largest masonry dam in the world

See also

  • Causeway
  • Retaining wall
  • Dam
  • Gravity dam
  • Arch-gravity dam

References

  1. ^ "Masonry Dam". EcologyDictionary.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Nagarjuna Sagar Dam". Guntur District National Informatics Centre. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 27 December 2014.