2results about "Buttress dams" patented technology

In a method for relieving the pressure on a main dam (1) of a dam assembly (13), wherein the dam assembly (13) comprises a main dam (1) for impounding a reservoir, a relief wall (5) is constructed downstream of the main dam (1), which has a lower height than the main dam (1), wherein a relief lake (6) is formed between the main dam (1) and the relief wall (5) such that the resulting hydrostatic pressure forces on the main dam (1) are reduced.