arch dam
C11088
concept
An arch dam is a curved concrete dam that transfers the water pressure primarily into the abutments through arch action, allowing a thinner structure than gravity dams.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| arch dam canonical | 35 |
| concrete arch dam | 29 |
| concrete multiple-arch dam | 3 |
| concrete thin-arch dam | 2 |
| concrete thin arch dam | 1 |
| curved dam | 1 |
| double-arch dam | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: arch dam
Generated description
An arch dam is a curved concrete dam that transfers the water pressure primarily into the abutments through arch action, allowing a thinner structure than gravity dams.
Instances (66)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| New Bullards Bar Dam | concrete arch dam |
|
Kurobe Dam
linked to:
Kurobe Gorge
|
— |
| Serre-Ponçon Dam | — |
|
Enguri Dam
linked to:
Enguri River
|
— |
| Roosevelt Dam | — |
| Karaj Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Tekeze Dam | — |
| Aswan Low Dam | — |
| Kariba Dam | — |
| Kariba Dam wall | — |
| North Fork Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Coolidge Dam | concrete multiple-arch dam |
| Butlers Gorge Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Horse Mesa Dam | concrete thin-arch dam |
| Mormon Flat Dam | concrete thin arch dam |
| Stewart Mountain Dam | concrete thin-arch dam |
| Mutirikwi Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Arapuni Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Hungry Horse Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Enguri Dam | — |
| Kardzhali Dam | — |
| Vouglans Dam | — |
|
Salt Springs Dam
linked to:
Salt Springs Reservoir
|
concrete arch dam |
| Blyde Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Cherry Valley Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Gariep Dam | — |
| Victoria Dam | — |
| Cabril Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Monticello Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Verzasca Dam | — |
| Bendora Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Crystal Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Flaming Gorge Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Tieton Dam | concrete multiple-arch dam |
| Chirkey Dam | — |
| New Melones Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Morrow Point Dam | — |
| El Capitan Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Xiluodu Dam | — |
| Hoheikyo Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Echo Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Horseshoe Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Bartlett Dam | concrete multiple-arch dam |
| Glines Canyon Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Karun-1 Dam | — |
| Karun-3 Dam | — |
| Karun-4 Dam | — |
| Idukki Arch Dam | — |
| Round Butte Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Salt Springs Dam | concrete arch dam |