(Askeri) SAHİL AYAĞI: Sahilde, köprüden gelen yükü taşıyan beton, çelik, kargir veya ağaç köprü ayağı; mesnet; köprünün karada olan ayağı; kemer veya kubbe ağırlığını destekleyen kısım
That part of the valley wall against which the dam is constructed The part of a dam that contacts the riverbank A structure that supports the ends of a dam or bridge An artificial abutment is sometimes constructed, as a concrete gravity section, to take the thrust of an arch dam where there is no suitable natural abutment Action or place of abutting; the part of a structure that is the terminal point or receives thrust or pressure Defined in terms of left and right as looking away from the reservoir, looking downstream (i e , left abutment, right abutment) "The Tropics climbing area at Soldier Canyon Dam was located on the northern abutment of that dam
That part of the valley side against which the dam is constructed, or the approach embankment in case of bridges which may intrude some distance into the waterway
In coal mining, (1) the weight of the rocks above a narrow roadway is transferred to the solid coal along the sides, which act as abutments of the arch of strata spanning the roadway; and (2) the weight of the rocks over a longwall face is transferred to the front abutment, that is, the solid coal ahead of the face and the back abutment, that is, the settled packs behind the face
(of a Dam)The part of a valley sidewall against which a dam or a bridge is constructed The part of the structure that directly receives thrust or pressure An artificial abutment is sometimes constructed as a concrete gravity section to take the thrust of an Arch Dam where there is no suitable natural abutment Right and left abutments are designated as one looks downstream ADVANCE\x 540
The part of a valley side wall against which a dam is constructed An artificial abutment is sometimes constructed as a concrete gravity section to take the thrust of an Arch Dam where there is no suitable natural abutment Right and left abutments are designated as one looks downstream
The part of a valley or canyon wall against which a dam is constructed Right and left abutments are those on respective sides of an observer looking downstream
A substructure supporting the end of a single span or the extreme end of a multispan superstructure retaining or supporting an approach embankment (5) Also, a solid wall that counteracts the lateral thrust of an arch (8) See Span
{i} structure that supports an arch or vault (as on a bridge); place where two adjoining structures come in contact, juncture; (Dentistry) teeth located on either side of a missing tooth; (Dentistry) tooth or root that serve as anchoring for a permanent or a removable dental prosthesis