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Buttress (DSD_102)

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

RDF: dsd_102.ttl

Name

buttress

Attribute

DSD Dam Structural Design Type

Definition

A water-tight dam supported at intervals on the downstream side by a series of buttresses or supports.

Description

The dam wall may be flat or curved.

Accepted

2020-6-10

Defined by

GGDM

Allowed for

• BI020 Dam

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_04617 Buttress Dam

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