arch-and-buttress dam

C52063
concept

An arch-and-buttress dam is a concrete dam that combines a curved arch structure, which transfers water pressure laterally to the abutments, with a series of buttresses that support the upstream face and reduce the volume of material required.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
arch-and-buttress dam canonical 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-and-buttress dam
Generated description
An arch-and-buttress dam is a concrete dam that combines a curved arch structure, which transfers water pressure laterally to the abutments, with a series of buttresses that support the upstream face and reduce the volume of material required.

Instances (1)

Instance Via concept surface
Manic-5 dam