Author: Leland R. Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cumberland River (Ky. and Tenn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Engineers on the Twin Rivers
Author: Leland R. Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cumberland River (Ky. and Tenn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cumberland River (Ky. and Tenn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Two Rivers Harbor, Wis
Author: United States. Army. Office of the Chief of Engineers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Big Dams of the New Deal Era
Author: David P. Billington
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806157887
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
The massive dams of the American West were designed to serve multiple purposes: improving navigation, irrigating crops, storing water, controlling floods, and generating hydroelectricity. Their construction also put thousands of people to work during the Great Depression. Only later did the dams’ baneful effects on river ecologies spark public debate. Big Dams of the New Deal Era tells how major water-storage structures were erected in four western river basins. David P. Billington and Donald C. Jackson reveal how engineering science, regional and national politics, perceived public needs, and a river’s natural features intertwined to create distinctive dams within each region. In particular, the authors describe how two federal agencies, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation, became key players in the creation of these important public works. By illuminating the mathematical analysis that supported large-scale dam construction, the authors also describe how and why engineers in the 1930s most often opted for massive gravity dams, whose design required enormous quantities of concrete or earth-rock fill for stability. Richly illustrated, Big Dams of the New Deal Era offers a compelling account of how major dams in the New Deal era restructured the landscape—both politically and physically—and why American society in the 1930s embraced them wholeheartedly.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806157887
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
The massive dams of the American West were designed to serve multiple purposes: improving navigation, irrigating crops, storing water, controlling floods, and generating hydroelectricity. Their construction also put thousands of people to work during the Great Depression. Only later did the dams’ baneful effects on river ecologies spark public debate. Big Dams of the New Deal Era tells how major water-storage structures were erected in four western river basins. David P. Billington and Donald C. Jackson reveal how engineering science, regional and national politics, perceived public needs, and a river’s natural features intertwined to create distinctive dams within each region. In particular, the authors describe how two federal agencies, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation, became key players in the creation of these important public works. By illuminating the mathematical analysis that supported large-scale dam construction, the authors also describe how and why engineers in the 1930s most often opted for massive gravity dams, whose design required enormous quantities of concrete or earth-rock fill for stability. Richly illustrated, Big Dams of the New Deal Era offers a compelling account of how major dams in the New Deal era restructured the landscape—both politically and physically—and why American society in the 1930s embraced them wholeheartedly.
Manitowoc County from Two Rivers to Manitowoc, Wis., Beach Erosion Control Study
Author: United States. Department of the Army
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beach erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beach erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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The History of Large Federal Dams
Author: David P. Billington
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160728235
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Explores the story of Federal contributions to dam planning, design, and construction.
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160728235
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Explores the story of Federal contributions to dam planning, design, and construction.
Movable Bridge Engineering
Author: Terry L. Koglin
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471419600
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
This new reference work addresses both the maintenance and the upkeep of existing movable bridges, as well as the complete design of new movable bridges. Comprehensive coverage is provided on engineering design and actual construction technology used in building all major types of bridges, including all structural issues and relevant mechanical and electrical systems used to make such bridges functional. Includes coverage of vertical lift, swing, and bascule bridges for both highway and railway usage Offers valuable guidance on operation, maintenance, inspection, and rehabilitation of moveable bridges
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471419600
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
This new reference work addresses both the maintenance and the upkeep of existing movable bridges, as well as the complete design of new movable bridges. Comprehensive coverage is provided on engineering design and actual construction technology used in building all major types of bridges, including all structural issues and relevant mechanical and electrical systems used to make such bridges functional. Includes coverage of vertical lift, swing, and bascule bridges for both highway and railway usage Offers valuable guidance on operation, maintenance, inspection, and rehabilitation of moveable bridges
Report of the Chief of Engineers
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 920
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Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
Book Description
Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers to the Secretary of War for the Year ...
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Engineers on the Twin Rivers
Author: Leland R. Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cumberland River
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cumberland River
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description