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CLASSIFICATIONS OF DAMS

                  RESERVOIRS

A Reserervoir is defined as the it is an store age of dam a water which are obstrected by the dam is known as Reservoiur

         CLASSIFICATIONS OF DAMS

1.Meterial of construction
2.Hhydrualic Design
3.Functions Adopted
4.Stability Considored
BASICALLY DAMS ARE 2TYPES OF THEIR PUR PIOSSES
1.Singly Purposed Reservoirs
2.Multi -purposed Reservoirs
meterials of construction are divided into 2 types
1.Rigid dams    2.non rigid dams
rigid dams are generally constructed by the following materials
1.Timber dams  2.steel dams  3. buttress dams
NON RIGID DAMS
1. Earthen Dams    2.Rock fll dams  3.Earth fill and rock fill dams
ACCORDING TO HYDRAULIC DESIGN
1.over flow dams     2. non over flow dams

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