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The Dam Builders
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
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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.
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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.
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Author : W. H. Carson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
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The Dam Builders
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Author : John Bourne
language : en
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Release Date : 1969
The Dam Builders written by John Bourne and has been published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with English fiction categories.
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.
Dam Builders
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Author : James Miller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Dam Builders written by James Miller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY categories.
The Dam Builders: Power from the Glens is a vivid account of the construction schemes of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board. The names of the schemes -- Loch Sloy, Glen Shira, Tummel-Garry, the Conon Valley, Glen Affric, Strathfarrar-Kilmorack, Glenmoriston-Garry, Shin, Breadalbane, and Ben Cruachan -- are vivid in the memories of all who worked on them, in an epic of hard physical labour set in a beautiful landscape. By the time the last scheme was opened in Foyers in 1975, the engineers commissioned by the Board 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 thawn geology, as well as political opposition. At the peak of construction the workforce numbered around 12,000 and included men from Ireland and Europe as well as indigenous Scots. They are all proud of what they achieved: "When visitors come and you tell them about the work, you're nearly a hero." Nothing on such a scale had been attempted before, and the schemes symbolised far more than huge devices for the generation of electricity. Fired by the idealism of Tom Johnston, the Board's founder and the best Secretary of State Scotland had seen, the schemes brought regeneration and hope. This book contains eye-witness stories from many of the workers -- from dambuilders, engineers, tunnel tigers and linemen -- who made the electrification of the Highlands a reality.
Behind The Dam
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Author : David Grinstead
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-07-22
Behind The Dam written by David Grinstead and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-22 with categories.
In the early 1970's the ideologies and goals of two organizations clashed when the US Army Corps of Engineers and a large construction company, Arthur Aldridge, Inc. went about building a flood control dam and lake in Southwestern Ohio. Everyday setbacks and obstacles faced the Corps of Engineers resident engineer, Wayne Henderson, and project manager for Aldridge Construction Company, Dean Richardson. Environmentalists had the project in their sights long before the first shovel of dirt was disturbed. They claimed the cost was excessive and the project was unneeded. They also accused the government of being uncaring about the people who would be displaced when four thousand two hundred acres and 185 properties were taken to make way for the dam and lake. The opponents would fight to stop construction of the project from inception to the filling of the lake and beyond. Opponent's devices included protests, injunctions, lawsuits, camp-ins, the voices of politicians, and newspaper editorials. One deranged old woman exemplified the opposition as she fought to save her home. Weather extremes, floods, and accidents plagued the contractor during the entire six-year construction period. Union disputes and personal tragedies complicated the already difficult and ominous task. The rural location and lack of access to supplies and workers exacerbated the problems facing the builder. Building the project was made more difficult by the ulterior motives of a rogue inspector. A politician and some realtors took early advantage of hapless owners who were anxious to sell to make way for the dam and lake. Some owners resorted to deception to falsely enhance the value of their property. Woven into the story are the unheralded real hardships and perils that became part of the worker's lives whose efforts made the project a beautiful and useful reality. They proudly, and without tribute, put a little of themselves into the Dam and Lake. In the final stages, a financial crisis threatened the contractor's business life. The Corps of Engineers resident engineer and the contractor's project manager had the same goal, build the Trout River Project. Setting aside their differing motives and obligations they were forced to focus on the project and overcome many problems and challenges.
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.