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(2355) Arch dam in series
A series of arch dams placed one after the other in descending heights, the space between successive arches is filled with water to the level of the crest of the lower arch; thus limiting the pressure on each arch in proportion to the difference in height of the two successive arches, consequently the arches would be of constant thickness. This effects economy in material. It has albeit been of academic interest only (illustrated).

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