1. INTRODUCTION
We need entrepreneurship in order to build a better world and future for the generations to come. It is also essential for expanding the economy.
The Hoover Dam was originally known as the Boulder Dam from 1933 to 1947. The dam was named after Herbert Hoover who played an important role in its construction. The Hoover Dam is located in the Black Canyon on the border between Arizona and Nevada and was built with the effective use of resources. The Hoover Dam was built by Six-Companies, Inc. with Francis Crowe (Civil Engineer) as their superintendent. And it is now operated by the Bureau of Reclamation of the US Dept. of the Interior. Lake Mead is the reservoir constructed behind the dam. [1]
2. PROBLEMS REGARDING THE HOOVER DAM AND RESOURCES UTILISED …show more content…
So, as you might guess, all of this concrete posed some challenges. Without the intervention of Engineers, it would have taken these massive blocks of poured concrete years to be cooled, this slow cooling could have left the blocks susceptible to cracking and breaking. Which could result in disaster. The process was speeded up by an engineering team who designed a mammoth refrigeration machine. The supersized fridge dispensed upwards of a thousand tons of ice every day, speeding up the cooling and lopping decades off the project’s timeline.
We need entrepreneurship in order to build a better world and future for the generations to come. It is also essential for expanding the economy.
The Hoover Dam was originally known as the Boulder Dam from 1933 to 1947. The dam was named after Herbert Hoover who played an important role in its construction. The Hoover Dam is located in the Black Canyon on the border between Arizona and Nevada and was built with the effective use of resources. The Hoover Dam was built by Six-Companies, Inc. with Francis Crowe (Civil Engineer) as their superintendent. And it is now operated by the Bureau of Reclamation of the US Dept. of the Interior. Lake Mead is the reservoir constructed behind the dam. [1]
2. PROBLEMS REGARDING THE HOOVER DAM AND RESOURCES UTILISED …show more content…
So, as you might guess, all of this concrete posed some challenges. Without the intervention of Engineers, it would have taken these massive blocks of poured concrete years to be cooled, this slow cooling could have left the blocks susceptible to cracking and breaking. Which could result in disaster. The process was speeded up by an engineering team who designed a mammoth refrigeration machine. The supersized fridge dispensed upwards of a thousand tons of ice every day, speeding up the cooling and lopping decades off the project’s timeline.