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Which of the following dam requires no reinforcement?

(a) Fixed deck buttress dam

(b) Simple deck buttress dam

(c) Cantilever deck buttress dam

(d) Massive head buttress dam

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Right option is (d) Massive head buttress dam

Easy explanation: Massive head buttress dam does not use slabs or arches for the upstream face. The head of the buttresses are enlarged to meet each other to form a continuous water supporting surface. The bending, as well as diagonal tension in the upstream part of the dam,  is absent, so the deck is not reinforced.

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