Stepped profile

[2][3][4] A stepped profile is also used to calculate seismic and wind loads in multi-story building design.

[5] The spillway from a dam can have a stepped profile, which dissipates energy from the released water.

[6] In engineering, a stepped profile may be used on a bearing surface to reduce friction between the moving parts.

[7] A mountain with a stepped profile has a number of denudation terraces caused by erosion.

[8] A river with a stepped profile has a step-like variation in its gradient along its length.