Dams & Retaining Structures
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| # | Name | Country | height |
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| 1 |
Inguri Dam
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Georgia | 270 m |
| 2 |
Vajont Dam
|
Italy | 261.6000 m |
| 3 | Tehri Dam | India | 260 m |
| 4 | Ertan Dam | China | 240 m |
| 5 | Luzzone Dam | Switzerland | 225 m |
| 6 | Mratinje Dam | Montenegro | 220 m |
| 7 |
Contra Dam
|
Switzerland | 220 m |
| 8 | Ermenek Dam | Turkey | 218 m |
| 9 |
Glen Canyon Dam
|
USA | 216 m |
| 10 | Toktogul Dam | Kyrgyzstan | 215 m |
Note: there are too many entries in this category and all its subcategories combined. To obtain a list of structures please go through one of the subcategories.
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Description
There currently is no long description, though one is being prepared.
Literature
- Les barrages du soleil, Les Editions du Cabri, Breil-sur-Roya (France), 1993
- Practical Dam Analysis, Thomas Telford Publishing, London (United Kingdom), ISBN 0727727257, 1999
- Wasserbau (1st edition), Springer-Verlag, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 3540223002, 2006
- Ermittlung der Erdbebensicherheit von Talsperren, in "Felsbau", 2002, n. 5 v. 20
