Dams (Structural Engineering)

Dams Sites:

Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam: The dam on the Columbia river is the largest concrete structure in the United States. Charles Hubbard provides history, photographs and bibliography. (Dams) http://users.owt.com/chubbard/gcdam/ United States Society on Dams United States Society on Dams: Professional organization advancing the technology of dam engineering and safety; fostering socially and environmentally responsible water resources projects; and promoting awareness of the benefits of dams. Previously known as United States Committee on (Dams) http://www.ussdams.org/ Kalpasar Dam Development Feasibility Study Kalpasar Dam Development Feasibility Study: Gujarat State considers a proposed tidal power dam at the Gulf of Khambhat, India. Includes history, benefits and technical features. (Dams) http://www.kalpasar.gujarat.gov.in/ Building The Ultimate Dam Building The Ultimate Dam: Donald Jackson of the History Department, Lafayette College, describes his book on John S. Eastwood and the control of water in the American West. Excerpts and illustrations. (Dams) http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~jacksond/ultdam.html Hoover Dam: Taming the Colorado River Hoover Dam: Taming the Colorado River: Sunset Cities gives construction facts and figures, history, photographs and visitor information on this giant dam built in the US Depression years. (Dams) http://www.sunsetcities.com/hoover-dam.html Parker Dam Parker Dam: Guide from Desert USA to the deepest dam in the world, built in the 1930s on the Colorado River. Includes history, photographs and visitor information. (Dams) http://www.desertusa.com/colorado/parker_dam/du_parkerdam.html Deltaworks Deltaworks: Includes the history of the 1953 flooding in The Netherlands and series of dams created to prevent this from happening again. (Dams) http://www.deltawerken.com/ Gibraltar Dam Gibraltar Dam: Historical overview of this dam built in 1920 and designed by Joseph Barlow Lippincott (1864-1942) in the Pacific Southwest, from the United States Department of Agriculture. (Dams) http://www.r5.fs.fed.us/heritage/065.HTM