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    The key components of a gravity dam include the heel on the upstream side, toe on the downstream side, abutments on the sides of the valley that support the dam structure, galleries that are small rooms within the dam used for inspections, diversion tunnels that divert water before construction to keep the river bed dry, spillways near the top that release excess reservoir water downstream, and sluice ways near the bottom that remove silt buildup from the reservoir.

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    The key components of a gravity dam include the heel on the upstream side, toe on the downstream side, abutments on the sides of the valley that support the dam structure, galleries that are small rooms within the dam used for inspections, diversion tunnels that divert water before construction to keep the river bed dry, spillways near the top that release excess reservoir water downstream, and sluice ways near the bottom that remove silt buildup from the reservoir.

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    Components of Gravity Dam

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    The key components of a gravity dam include the heel on the upstream side, toe on the downstream side, abutments on the sides of the valley that support the dam structure, galleries that are small rooms within the dam used for inspections, diversion tunnels that divert water before construction to keep the river bed dry, spillways near the top that release excess reservoir water downstream, and sluice ways near the bottom that remove silt buildup from the reservoir.

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    COMPONENTS OF GRAVITY DAM

    Heel - contact with the ground on the upstream side

    Toe - contact on the downstream side

    Abutment - sides of the valley on which the structure of the dam rest.

    Galleries - small rooms like structure left within the dam for checking operations

    Diversion tunnel - tunnels are constructed for diverting water before the construction of dam.
    This helps in keeping the river bed dry

    Spillways - it is the arrangement near the top to release the excess water of the reservoir to
    downstream side.

    Sluice way - an opening in the dam near the ground level, which is used to clear the silt
    accumulation in the reservoir side.

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