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Arch (DSD_101)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: dsd_101.ttl

Name

arch

Attribute

DSD Dam Structural Design Type

Definition

A thin, curved concrete or masonry dam structure which is built to curve upstream so that the force of the water against it squeezes the arch, compressing and strengthening the structure and pushing it into the ground.

Accepted

2020-6-10

Defined by

GGDM

Allowed for

• BI020 Dam

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_04607 Arch Dam

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.