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Book Synopsis The Austin Dam Disaster of 1900 by : Elizabeth H. Clare
Download or read book The Austin Dam Disaster of 1900 written by Elizabeth H. Clare and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Austin Dam Disaster of 1900 recreates the era of Gay Nineties Austin, then--as now--a city on the rise and on the make. In 1891, at the behest of ambitious city fathers, the little city of just 15,000 people gambled its future on a project of breathtaking size--a massive hydroelectric dam across the Colorado River. This book follows the epic construction project and the brief golden era of the pleasure resort at Lake McDonald. Though troubled and controversial from the get-go, the dam embodied all of Austin's dreams. Then, on Friday, April 6, 1900, it began to rain . . .
Download or read book Engineering Index Annual written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Engineering Index by : John Butler Johnson
Download or read book The Engineering Index written by John Butler Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 1060 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Factory and Industrial Management by :
Download or read book Factory and Industrial Management written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Factory and Industrial Management by : John Robertson Dunlap
Download or read book Factory and Industrial Management written by John Robertson Dunlap and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 1090 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Engineering Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 1104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hydraulic Engineering of Dams by : Willi H. Hager
Download or read book Hydraulic Engineering of Dams written by Willi H. Hager and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 1081 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hydraulic engineering of dams and their appurtenant structures counts among the essential tasks to successfully design safe water-retaining reservoirs for hydroelectric power generation, flood retention, and irrigation and water supply demands. In view of climate change, especially dams and reservoirs, among other water infrastructure, will and have to play an even more important role than in the past as part of necessary mitigation and adaptation measures to satisfy vital needs in water supply, renewable energy and food worldwide as expressed in the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. This book deals with the major hydraulic aspects of dam engineering considering recent developments in research and construction, namely overflow, conveyance and dissipations structures of spillways, river diversion facilities during construction, bottom and low-level outlets as well as intake structures. Furthermore, the book covers reservoir sedimentation, impulse waves and dambreak waves, which are relevant topics in view of sustainable and safe operation of reservoirs. The book is richly illustrated with photographs, highlighting the various appurtenant structures of dams addressed in the book chapters, as well as figures and diagrams showing important relations among the governing parameters of a certain phenomenon. An extensive literature review along with an updated bibliography complete this book.
Book Synopsis The Austin Dam by : Thomas Ulvan Taylor
Download or read book The Austin Dam written by Thomas Ulvan Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 1232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Engineering News and American Contract Journal by :
Download or read book Engineering News and American Contract Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hydroelectric Development in the United States, 1880-1940 by : Duncan Hay
Download or read book Hydroelectric Development in the United States, 1880-1940 written by Duncan Hay and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Engineering and Contracting written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Engineering & Contracting written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 1138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Engineering News written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Engineering News and American Railway Journal by :
Download or read book Engineering News and American Railway Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis St. Francis Dam Disaster by : John Nichols
Download or read book St. Francis Dam Disaster written by John Nichols and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minutes before midnight on the evening of March 12, 1928, the St. Francis Dam collapsed. The dam's 200-foot concrete wall crumpled, sending billions of gallons of raging flood waters down San Francisquito Canyon, sweeping 54 miles down the Santa Clara River to the sea, and claiming over 450 lives in the disaster. Captured here in over 200 images is a photographic record of the devastation caused by the flood, and the heroic efforts of residents and rescue workers. Built by the City of Los Angeles' Bureau of Water Works and Supply, the failure of the St. Francis Dam on its first filling was the greatest American civil engineering failure of the 20th century. Beginning at dawn on the morning after the disaster, stunned local residents picked up their cameras to record the path of destruction, and professional photographers moved in to take images of the washed-out bridges, destroyed homes and buildings, Red Cross workers giving aid, and the massive clean-up that followed. The event was one of the worst disasters in California's history, second only to the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire.
Book Synopsis Dams: Incidents and Accidents by : K.R. Saxena
Download or read book Dams: Incidents and Accidents written by K.R. Saxena and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-12-23 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increasing number of dams built in the last century has underlined the necessity of these constructions to the all-round development of a country. The advent of rock mechanics, engineering geology and a better understanding of materials have made it possible to construct higher and larger dams and to tackle more difficult sites. The assumptions and risks used in the theory of dam design include such unpredictable events as earthquakes, floods, and geological faults or soft seams, which may be either underestimated or completely missed during initial exploration. Incidents relating to dams are manageable at an early stage, whereas accidents, which are largely unforeseen, result in unexpected behaviour of dams and in catastrophic failures. Investigations conducted to determine the cause of a failure may not reveal the true sequence of events, while expert analyses are often controversial. From the dams that do not fail, of course, we learn nothing. Systematically monitoring the dam’s behaviour from the potential risk stage to the accident event, would allow a hazard-management programme to be implemented, minimising loss of life and property, and provide useful data.
Book Synopsis Pastoral and Monumental by : Donald C. Jackson
Download or read book Pastoral and Monumental written by Donald C. Jackson and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2017-03-15 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Pastoral and Monumental, Donald C. Jackson chronicles America's longtime fascination with dams as represented on picture postcards from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Through over four hundred images, Jackson documents the remarkable transformation of dams and their significance to the environment and culture of America. Initially, dams were portrayed in pastoral settings on postcards that might jokingly proclaim them as "a dam pretty place." But scenes of flood damage, dam collapses, and other disasters also captured people's attention. Later, images of New Deal projects, such as the Hoover Dam, Grand Coulee Dam, and Norris Dam, symbolized America's rise from the Great Depression through monumental public works and technological innovation. Jackson relates the practical applications of dams, describing their use in irrigation, navigation, flood control, hydroelectric power, milling, mining, and manufacturing. He chronicles changing construction techniques, from small timber mill dams to those more massive and more critical to a society dependent on instant access to electricity and potable water. Concurrent to the evolution of dam technology, Jackson recounts the rise of a postcard culture that was fueled by advances in printing, photography, lowered postal rates, and America's fascination with visual imagery. In 1910, almost one billion postcards were mailed through the U.S. Postal Service, and for a period of over fifty years, postcards featuring dams were "all the rage." Whether displaying the charms of an old mill, the aftermath of a devastating flood, or the construction of a colossal gravity dam, these postcards were a testament to how people perceived dams as structures of both beauty and technological power.
