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A build-up of debris on the abutment can increase the obstruction area and increase "local scour".
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In 1916, a heavy flood caused both abutments of the dam to fail.
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Those tunnels emerge through one structure on the left abutment, downstream of the dam, augmented by a plunge pool structure.
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Ceramic abutments have to be used with care, however, since their compressive strength is nowhere near that of titanium, gold or other noble metals.
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Remediation measures included installation of numerous internal drains, inclinometers, extensometers, and piezometers throughout the spillway and abutments.
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A skew span crosses its abutments and or piers at an angle other than a right angle.
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These abutments bear the passive vertical load of the open structure itself.
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During its construction the west abutment and the adjacent pier slipped badly, delaying the opening.
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By 1900, only the ballast (gravel) and some concrete abutments remained.
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It was a grey metallic construction, resting on a central concrete pier, and on concrete abutments at each extremity.
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