سمپوزیوم تاریخ هفتاد و پنجمین سالگرد سد هوور: مجموعه مقالات سمپوزیوم تاریخ هفتاد و پنجمین سالگرد سد هوور، 21-22 اکتبر 2010، لاس وگاس، نوادا

This proceedings, sponsored by the History and Heritage Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers, presents 16 papers presented at the Hoover Dam 75th Anniversary History Symposium held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from October 21 to 22, 2010. These papers provide an excellent reference to the engineering and architecture that went into creating the Hoover Dam, still the highest concrete dam in the Western Hemisphere. Until 1949 it was the world s largest hydropower installation. Currently it produces over 4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, which still makes it one of the largest hydropower installations in the United States Content: Politics and Dam Safety : The St. Francis Dam Disaster and the Boulder Canyon Project Act -- Building Blocks of Hoover Dam : Technology, Politics, Economics -- The New Town of Boulder City : City Planning and Infrastructure Engineering for Hoover Dam Workers -- Reclamation, the Army, and Hoover Dam during World War II -- Advances in Mass Concrete Technology The Hoover Dam Studies -- Long-Term Properties of Hoover Dam Mass Concrete -- Hoover Dam : Evolution of the Dam's Design -- Hoover Dam : First Joint Venture and Construction Milestones in Excavation, Geology, Materials Handling, and Aggregates -- Hoover Dam : Construction Milestones in Concrete Delivery and Placement, Steel Fabrication, and Job Site Safety -- Hoover Dam : Operational Milestones, Lessons Learned, and Strategic Import -- Hoover Dam : Scientific Studies, Name Controversy, Tourist Attraction, and Contributions to Engineering -- 75 Years of Hydraulic Investigations Hoover Dam -- Performance of Spillway Structures Using Hoover Dam Spillways as a Benchmark -- Seismic Evaluation of Hoover Dam Powerplant -- Frank Crowe : General Superintendent of the Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Project -- Engineering and the Sculptural Program of Hoover Dam -- Megaproject Success : Hoover Dam Construction and Pre-Construction Management Ingenuity -- Construction Management of a Mega Project -- The Construction of Hoover Dam : A Case Study from a Builder's Perspective -- Building Hoover Dam (Men, Machines, and Methods). Contains 20 papers that commemorate the dedication of the Hoover Dam, which many regard as the world's greatest dam design and construction project of the 20th century. These papers cover wide-ranging topics and provide readers with an understanding of the dam's outstanding engineers and magnificent engineering and architecture. Sponsored By The History And Heritage Committee Of The American Society Of Civil Engineers ; Edited By Richard L. Wiltshire, David R. Gilbert, Jerry R. Rogers. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. This collection contains 20 papers presented at the Hoover Dam 75th Anniversary History Symposium, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 21-22, 2010.