Hoover Dam
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Curved gravity dam
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| Function / usage: |
Hydroelectricity plant
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| Built: | 1931 - 1936 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada, USA, North America |
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| Impounds |
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| Near |
Hoover Dam Bypass-Colorado River Bridge (2010)
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| Coordinates: | 36° 0' 56.00" N 114° 44' 17.00" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 221 m | |
| retained water volume | 45 000 000 000 m3 | |
| crest length | 366 m | |
| base thickness | 201 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 31 000 000 |
Materials
| arch |
reinforced concrete
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Relevant Web Sites
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A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering: Hoover Dam
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archINFORM: Hoover-Staudamm
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Great Structures of the World: Hoover Dam
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HighestBridges.com: Hoover Dam Intake Tower Bridge
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Hoover Dam
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PBS: American Experience: Hoover Dam
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PBS: Building Big - Hoover Dam
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Revver: Hoover Dam and Lake Mead
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USBR: Hoover Dam
Relevant Publications
- Landmarks in American Civil Engineering History, in "Civil Engineering Magazine", November - December 2002, n. 11-12 v. 72
- Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 295-298
- Remaking the World, Alfred A. Kopf, New York (USA), ISBN 0375400419, 1997; pp. 184-193
- L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 227-228
- Le barrage Hoover (2ème partie), in "Construction et Travaux Publics", February 1933, n. 2
- Les installations pour la fabrication du béton au chantier du barrage Hoover, in "Construction et Travaux Publics", December 1933, n. 12
- Le barrage Hoover, le plus grand du monde, en construction sur le Colorado, aura 222 mètres de hauteur (1ère partie), in "Construction et Travaux Publics", January 1933, n. 1
- Horizons architecture / Architectural Horizons, Editions Le Moniteur, Paris (France), ISBN 2281191478, 2001
- Le Barrage Boulder aux Etats-Unis, in "La Technique des Travaux", July 1934, n. 7 v. 10
- Hoover Dam, an American Adventure, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman (USA), ISBN 0806121157, 1988
- Hoover Dam, University of Arizona Pres, ISBN 0816516944, 1999
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000136 |
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| Created: | 16/04/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 21/05/2013 |



