Water pushes against the buttress dam, but the buttresses push back and prevent the dam from toppling over. The weight of the buttress dam also pushes down into the ground.

You've decided that the electric power this dam provides is more important than the population of salmon in the river. You're not alone. Large dams all over the world, like the Grand Coulee Dam in ...

SwRI has developed a new modular steel buttress dam system that will help resolve energy storage issues hindering the integration of renewable resources into the energy mix. Prefabricated ...