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(1982). However, as a result of the failure of the Gleno Dam shortly after it was constructed in 1923, the construction of new multiple arch dams has become less popular.

Contraction joints are normally placed every 20 m in the arch dam and are later filled with grout after the control cools and cures.

Types

; Constant radii arch dam : the upstream face of the dam has a constant radius making it a linear shape face throughout the height of the dam. But

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