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Which of the following dam is also known as the Amberson dam?

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Which of the following dam is also known as the Amberson dam?

(a) Multiple arch buttress dam

(b) Mushroom head buttress dam

(c) Massive head buttress dam

(d) Free deck buttress dam

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My question is based upon Buttress Dam topic in portion Arch and Buttress Dams of Irrigation Engineering

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Correct choice is (d) Free deck buttress dam

To elaborate: Free deck slab type dam is generally preferred for smaller heights. Rodriguez dam in Mexico is the highest dam of such kind having a height of 73.2 m. They are virtually referred to as Amberson dams.

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