Building the Ultimate Dam: John S. Eastwood and the Control of Water in the West

by Donald C. Jackson

Book Overview

Most water control projects in the American West depend on huge gravity dams, whose stability lies in massive quantities of concrete and earth or rock fill. In the early twentieth century, John S. Eastwood designed novel dams that minimized the concrete necessary for construction.

Eastwood's multiple-arch designs proved less expensive than comparable gravity dams. Yet he faced the opposition of a powerful cadre of engineers, financiers,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806137339
• ISBN13: 9780806137339
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 10.0"