Earth Dam

Japanese: earth dam(英語表記)earthdam
Earth Dam

...176m high) are some of the more famous structures.
[Earth dam]
A fill dam made by piling up soil. It has a uniform trapezoidal cross section and is completely watertight.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "earth dam" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…高さ176m)などが著名である。
[アースダムearth dam]
 フィルダムのうち土を盛り立てて堤体としたもの。均一型の台形断面とし,全体で遮水する。…

※「earth dam」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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