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a
abutment
anadromous fish
anisotropic
arch dam

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b
breach
buttress
buttress head

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c
catastrophic
compression
compressive strength
crest
cross section

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d
decommission
direct stiffness method
distributed load
diversion dam
downstream face

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e
earth dam
engineer
exponent

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f
first principal stress
flexural strength
foundation
fuselage

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g
gravity dam

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h
hectare
heel
height

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i
isotropic
irrigation

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j


k
KIc

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l
linearly elastic

m
modulus of elasticity (E)
multiple arch dam

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n
non-cohesive

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o


p
plan view
plane stress
point load
poisson's ratio
pressure

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q


r
radius
reservoir
rock-fill dam

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s
slope
span
spillway
stress
stress contour and scale
structure

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t
tensile force
tensile strength
toe

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u
upstream face


v


w
width

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