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Definitions of abutment in various dictionaries:
noun - point of contact between two objects or parts
noun - a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
The act or process of abutting.
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| a structure built to support the lateral pressure of an arch or span, e.g. at the ends of a bridge. |
| A structure built to support the lateral pressure of an arch or span, e.g. at the ends of a bridge. |
| a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge |
| point of contact between two objects or parts |
| a structure that is built to support an arch ( a curved top on two supports, that holds the weight of something above it), or the end of a bridge |
| the process of supporting something using an abutment |
| The act or process of abutting. |
| Something that abuts. |
| The point of contact of two abutting objects or parts. |
| The part of a structure that bears the weight or pressure of an arch. |
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In engineering, abutment refers to the substructure at the ends of a bridge span or dam whereon the structure's superstructure rests or contacts. Single-span bridges have abutments at each end which provide vertical and lateral support for the bridge, as well as acting as retaining walls to resist lateral movement of the earthen fill of the bridge approach. Multi-span bridges require piers to support ends of spans unsupported by abutments. Dam abutments are generally either side of a valley or gorge but may be artificial in order to support arch dams such as Kurobe Dam in Japan.The term may also refer to the structure supporting one side of an arch, or masonry used to resist the lateral forces of a vault. The impost or abacus of a column in classical architecture may also serve as an abutment to an arch. * The word derives from the verb "abut", meaning to "touch by means of a mutual border". |