Masonry dams
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| # | Name | Country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagarjuna Sagar Dam | India | 125 m |
| 2 | Malampuzha Dam | India | 115.0600 m |
| 3 | New Croton Dam | USA | 90.5850 m |
| 4 | Barrage des Mesches | France | 77.3000 m |
| 5 | Barrage de Gnioure | France | 72 m |
| 6 | Cheesman Dam | USA | 67 m |
| 7 | Barrage de Bissorte | France | 63.2500 m |
| 8 | Wachusett Dam | USA | 62.5000 m |
| 9 | Gandhi Sagar Dam | India | 62.2000 m |
| 10 | Pilchowice Dam | Poland | 62 m |
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Scaffolding for Herbringhauser Dam
The Herbringhauser dam, which is over 100 years old, serves to supply drinking water to the city of Wuppertal. For the construction of the dam over 100 years ago (1898 to 1901), 42,000 m³ of Grauwacke quarry stone were used. In 2004, the ... [more]
Literature
- (1909): Concrete and Masonry Dam Construction in New South Wales. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 178, n. 1909-4 ( 1909), pp. 1-26.
- (1886): The Design and Stability of Masonry Dams. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 85, n. 1886-3 ( 1886), pp. 281-294.
- (1908): Experimental Investigations of the Stresses in Masonry Dams subjected to Water-Pressure. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 172, n. 1908-2 ( 1908), pp. 89-106, appendix, plate.
- (1897): Fissures in Masonry Dams. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 129, n. 1897-3 ( 1897), pp. 350-362.
- Formes et dimensions des grands barrages en maçonnerie. In: Annales des Ponts et Chaussées, n. 2 ( 1919), pp. 165.
