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Design of the Hoover Dam Hoover is an arch gravity dam, incorporating two principles. According to the first principle, the weight of the dam forces it into the ground due to its weight, thus helping it to remain stable.
Originally named Boulder Dam, it was renamed Hoover Dam in 1946. Shown here are 2 diagrams made by the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior showing the measures that had to be taken to deal with the water coming down the Colorado River during the time of construction on the dam.
Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, it was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Bureau of Reclamation engineers successfully mastered the Colorado by designing and constructing one of the most significant engineering achievements of all time - Hoover Dam. The dramatic story of the dam's construction and the benefits it has brought are of world-wide interest. This is that story.
The full story of Hoover Dam in-volves many thousands of individuals and many years of evolving ideas and political decisions. Hoover Dam-like all dams-can be considered from the standpoint of its function, its construc-tion and engineering, and its architectural design. It may also be understood as a symbol. Hoover Dam is a modern work of archi-
1 Φεβ 2014 · This paper conveys the organizational and managerial best practices and presents lessons learned associated with the planning and construction of the Hoover Dam project.
Hoover Dam was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression. Its main purpose was to harness the Colorado River to prevent periodic catastrophic flooding, to allocate and distribute water, and to generate hydroelectricity for the Southwest. Even by today's standards Hoover Dam was a gigantic project.
