arch dam
C11088
concept
An arch dam is a curved concrete dam that transfers the water pressure primarily into the abutments through arch action, allowing a thinner structure than gravity dams.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| arch dam canonical | 35 |
| concrete arch dam | 29 |
| concrete multiple-arch dam | 3 |
| concrete thin-arch dam | 2 |
| concrete thin arch dam | 1 |
| curved dam | 1 |
| double-arch dam | 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 dam
Generated description
An arch dam is a curved concrete dam that transfers the water pressure primarily into the abutments through arch action, allowing a thinner structure than gravity dams.
Instances (66)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Craig Goch Dam | curved dam |
| Ertan Dam | — |
| Shuangjiangkou Dam | — |
| Kurobe Dam | — |
| Dagangshan Dam | — |
| Keban Dam | — |
| Pardee Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Vidraru Dam | — |
| East Park Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Seminoe Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Pathfinder Dam | — |
| Qaraoun Dam | — |
| Arrowrock Dam | concrete arch dam |
| Anderson Ranch Dam | concrete arch dam |
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Lesotho Highlands
surface form:
Katse Dam
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| Itaipu Dam | — |