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The Dam Builders
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Author : James E. Kelly
language : en
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Release Date : 1977
The Dam Builders written by James E. Kelly and has been published by Addison Wesley Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Traces each step in the design and construction of earthfill and masonry dams and describes the equipment and machinery used.
The Dam Builders
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Author : Jim Miller
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2012-09-28
The Dam Builders written by Jim Miller and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-28 with Technology & Engineering categories.
In the thirty years after the end of the Second World War, the construction schemes of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electic Board changed the face of the Highlands and brought electricity to almost the whole of the country north of the Highland Line. Nothing on such a scale had been attempted before. Fired by the idealism of Tom Johnston, the Board's founder and Secretary of State for Scotland, the schemes brought regeneration and hope. The names of the schemes - Loch Sloy, Glen Shira, Tummel-Garry, the Conon valley, Glen Affric, Strathfarrar-Kilmorack, Glenmoriston-Garry, Shin, Breadalbane, Ben Cruchan - are vivid in the memories of all who worked on them, in an epic of hard physical labour in a beautiful landscape. By the time the last scheme was opened in Foyers in 1975, the engineers had built some fifty major dams and power stations, almost 200 miles of tunnel, 400 miles of road, and over 20,000 miles of power line. The Board had to overcome adverse weather and thrawn geology, as well as political opposition. At the peak of construction the workforce numbered around 12,000 and included men from Ireland and many parts of Europe as well as indigenous Scots. The Dam Builders: Power From the Glens is a vivid account of the schemes and includes eyewitness stories from many of the workers who made the elecrification of the Highlands a reality.
The Dam Builders
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Author : Bill Gulick
language : en
Publisher: UNM Press
Release Date : 2008
The Dam Builders written by Bill Gulick and has been published by UNM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Fiction categories.
This is the fourth and final volume in the "Roll on Columbia" series that follows the course of the ecological destruction in the Pacific Northwest's vital watershed.
Damming The Three Gorges
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Author : Margaret Barber
language : en
Publisher: Toronto ; London : Earthscan
Release Date : 1993
Damming The Three Gorges written by Margaret Barber and has been published by Toronto ; London : Earthscan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Recently, the Chinese government has decided, with a minimum of fanfare, to press ahead with one of the largest hydroelectric project ever built - a dam across the Yangtze river at the Three Gorges. The dam aims to generate 17,500 MW of electricity, will displace over 1 million people, and will create a lake over 450 miles long.
The Construction Of Mill Dams
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Author : J. Leffel & Co
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1874
The Construction Of Mill Dams written by J. Leffel & Co and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with Barrages categories.
The Dam Builders
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
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Water Sheikhs And Dam Builders
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Author : Francesca de Chatel
language : en
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Release Date : 2011-12-31
Water Sheikhs And Dam Builders written by Francesca de Chatel and has been published by Transaction Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-31 with History categories.
Francesca de Châtel explores the problems and paradoxes of water resources in the Middle East and North Africa. She takes an entirely new angle on the much-discussed question of water scarcity by examining the history and culture of water from a human perspective. Unlike other books on the subject that provide specialized geopolitical, economic, and hydrological analyses, this book presents the reality of water scarcity through the eyes of those confronting the problem on a daily basis. The author provides a colorful and diverse portrait of a resource that is inextricably entwined with the history and future of the region and its peoples. Using research obtained in her travels, she combines lively character sketches, interviews, travel descriptions, historical anecdotes, and hard facts to reveal the complexity of this invaluable resource. Besides identifying the causes of the current water crisis, the book also discusses the reason for a lack of awareness among the general public, and deals with a variety of themes: the role of water in religions and ideologies, the impact of large-scale water projects on people’s perception of the resource, and the politics of water pricing. In exploring the past, present, and future of water in the region, de Châtel exposes the roots of the current water crisis.
Damming The Three Gorges
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Author : Gráinne Ryder
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Damming The Three Gorges written by Gráinne Ryder and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Dams categories.
Water Sheikhs And Dam Builders
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Author : Francesca de Chatel
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-08
Water Sheikhs And Dam Builders written by Francesca de Chatel and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-08 with Nature categories.
Francesca de Chatel explores the problems and paradoxes of water resources in the Middle East and North Africa. She takes an entirely new angle on the much-discussed question of water scarcity by examining the history and culture of water from a human perspective. Unlike other books on the subject that provide specialized geopolitical, economic, and hydrological analyses, this book presents the reality of water scarcity through the eyes of those confronting the problem on a daily basis. The author provides a colorful and diverse portrait of a resource that is inextricably entwined with the history and future of the region and its peoples. Using research obtained in her travels, she combines lively character sketches, interviews, travel descriptions, historical anecdotes, and hard facts to reveal the complexity of this invaluable resource. Besides identifying the causes of the current water crisis, the book also discusses the reason for a lack of awareness among the general public, and deals with a variety of themes: the role of water in religions and ideologies, the impact of large-scale water projects on people's perception of the resource, and the politics of water pricing. In exploring the past, present, and future of water in the region, de Chatel exposes the roots of the current water crisis.
Dams
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Author : Donald C. Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-05-15
Dams written by Donald C. Jackson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-15 with History categories.
Dams have been used to control water for thousands of years, with the oldest known dam being a small earthen structure in present-day Jordan dating to c.4000 BCE. Since then, cultures throughout the world have practised the art of dam-building and the technology has evolved in myriad ways. The papers selected here examine the key technical issues influencing dam construction from ancient times to the early 20th century. In addition they illustrate why various human societies have built dams and how ’social’ (or seemingly ’non-technical’) factors have influenced the process of dam design. Though hydraulic engineering is the primary focus of the book, it also reveals a keen interest in questions of water resources and environmental history.