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DECK DAM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-09-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Dams and Causeways
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flat-slab dam
1, record 1, English, flat%2Dslab%20dam
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- flat slab dam 2, record 1, English, flat%20slab%20dam
correct
- flat-slab deck dam 1, record 1, English, flat%2Dslab%20deck%20dam
correct
- flat-slab buttress dam 1, record 1, English, flat%2Dslab%20buttress%20dam
correct
- flat slab and buttress dam 1, record 1, English, flat%20slab%20and%20buttress%20dam
correct
- flat-deck dam 1, record 1, English, flat%2Ddeck%20dam
correct
- flat-deck buttress dam 1, record 1, English, flat%2Ddeck%20buttress%20dam
correct
- slab and buttress dam 1, record 1, English, slab%20and%20buttress%20dam
correct
- deck dam 3, record 1, English, deck%20dam
correct, United States
- Ambursen dam 3, record 1, English, Ambursen%20dam
correct, United States
- Ambursen slab and buttress dam 1, record 1, English, Ambursen%20slab%20and%20buttress%20dam
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A buttress type in which the upstream face is a relatively thin flat slab of pronounced slope from the vertical and supported at intervals by buttresses. The slab is usually of reinforced concrete. Also known as deck dams and Ambursen dams after the name of an early developer. 2, record 1, English, - flat%2Dslab%20dam
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Flat slab dam : (Classed in World Register as Type B). 2, record 1, English, - flat%2Dslab%20dam
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Barrages et chaussées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- barrage à dalles planes
1, record 1, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20dalles%20planes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- barrage à contreforts à dalle plane 1, record 1, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20contreforts%20%C3%A0%20dalle%20plane
correct, masculine noun
- barrage à contreforts et dalle plane 2, record 1, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20contreforts%20et%20dalle%20plane
correct, masculine noun
- barrage à bouchure en dalle plane 1, record 1, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20bouchure%20en%20dalle%20plane
correct, masculine noun
- barrage à contreforts minces 1, record 1, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20contreforts%20minces
correct, masculine noun
- barrage du type Ambursen 1, record 1, French, barrage%20du%20type%20Ambursen
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Barrage à contreforts et dalle plane. La dalle amont est généralement en béton armé. 3, record 1, French, - barrage%20%C3%A0%20dalles%20planes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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