The design and construction of Hoover Dam constituted a feat unlike any that had been previously accomplished; in its sheer size, scope, and level of technical difficulty, the structure surpassed expectations and set world records. And the history of its creation is replete with fascinating stories about the men, the machines-and the engineering-that made it possible
In 1928, American voters elected Herbert Hoover to the presidency, giddy with his confident assertio...
Photograph of Hoover Dam (also known as Boulder Dam) under construction, February 1, 1935. The canyo...
The history of dam building dates back some 5000 years and covers most civilisations around the glob...
Hoover Dam was a monumental accomplishment for its era which set new standards for post-construction...
The Hoover Dam was proposed in 1918 in order to manage flooding in the lower Colorado River basin, p...
Hoover Dam was a monumental accomplishment for its era which set new standards for post-construction...
Hoover Dam was a monumental accomplishment for its era which set new standards for feasibility studi...
The size of the Boulder Canyon Project necessitated a broad array of innovations in construction eng...
During the first half of the twentieth century, the US Bureau of Reclamation\u27s engineers designed...
The Three Gorges Dam is a gravity dam that is located on the Yangtze River in China. Construction on...
Probably no dam built in America has proved to be so controversial as Glen Canyon Dam. Built in the ...
Photograph of Hoover Dam, ca.1940. Oddly-shaped stone pieces protrude from the lightly-colored top o...
The earliest technical article by an American engineer on hydraulic uplift was the ASCE Presidential...
Boulder Dam, constructed in the 1930s to impound the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona, was ...
The size of the Boulder Canyon Project necessitated a broad array of innovations in construction eng...
In 1928, American voters elected Herbert Hoover to the presidency, giddy with his confident assertio...
Photograph of Hoover Dam (also known as Boulder Dam) under construction, February 1, 1935. The canyo...
The history of dam building dates back some 5000 years and covers most civilisations around the glob...
Hoover Dam was a monumental accomplishment for its era which set new standards for post-construction...
The Hoover Dam was proposed in 1918 in order to manage flooding in the lower Colorado River basin, p...
Hoover Dam was a monumental accomplishment for its era which set new standards for post-construction...
Hoover Dam was a monumental accomplishment for its era which set new standards for feasibility studi...
The size of the Boulder Canyon Project necessitated a broad array of innovations in construction eng...
During the first half of the twentieth century, the US Bureau of Reclamation\u27s engineers designed...
The Three Gorges Dam is a gravity dam that is located on the Yangtze River in China. Construction on...
Probably no dam built in America has proved to be so controversial as Glen Canyon Dam. Built in the ...
Photograph of Hoover Dam, ca.1940. Oddly-shaped stone pieces protrude from the lightly-colored top o...
The earliest technical article by an American engineer on hydraulic uplift was the ASCE Presidential...
Boulder Dam, constructed in the 1930s to impound the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona, was ...
The size of the Boulder Canyon Project necessitated a broad array of innovations in construction eng...
In 1928, American voters elected Herbert Hoover to the presidency, giddy with his confident assertio...
Photograph of Hoover Dam (also known as Boulder Dam) under construction, February 1, 1935. The canyo...
The history of dam building dates back some 5000 years and covers most civilisations around the glob...