Hoover Dam Research Paper

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Hoover Dam, sometimes referred to as Boulder Dam, was constructed between 1931 and 1935 to harness the waters of the wild Colorado River. The dam was a challenging task for even the most experienced professionals. Many have called Hoover Dam a wonder of the modern world because of its unprecedented massive size and its designers’ ingenuity in overcoming obstacles that were considered impossible barriers at the time (Stevens).
Hoover Dam is 726.4 feet high, more than twice the height of the highest dam built before it. It is 1,244 feet across the top and 660 feet thick at the bottom. It weighs 6.6 million tons and contains more than 3.25 million cubic yards of concrete (“Hoover Dam”). Hoover Dam set the precedent for modern dam-building technology,

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