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s0000136 |
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04/16/99 |
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12/31/04 |
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Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge (2010)
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reinforced concrete
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height |
221 m | | |
retained water volume |
45 000 000 000 m3 | | |
crest length |
366 m | | |
base thickness |
201 m |
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cost of construction |
US$ 31 000 000 |
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Brown, Jeff L. Landmarks in American Civil Engineering History, in
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Jackson, Donald C. Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 295-298.
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Petroski, Henry Remaking the World, Alfred A. Kopf, New York (USA) , ISBN 0375400419, 1997; pp. 184-193.
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Picon, Antoine L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France) , ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 227-228.
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Réméniéras, G. Le barrage Hoover (2ème partie), in
"Construction et Travaux Publics", February 1933, n. 2 .
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Réméniéras, G. 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 .
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Réméniéras, G. Les installations pour la fabrication du béton au chantier du barrage Hoover, in
"Construction et Travaux Publics", December 1933, n. 12 .
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Sabbah, Catherine Horizons architecture / Architectural Horizons, Editions Le Moniteur, Paris (France) , ISBN 2281191478, 2001.
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Skerret, R. G. Le Barrage Boulder aux Etats-Unis, in
"La Technique des Travaux", July 1934, n. 7 v. 10 .
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Stevens, Joseph E. Hoover Dam, an American Adventure, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman (USA) , ISBN 0806121157, 1988.
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Vilander, Barbara Hoover Dam, University of Arizona Pres, ISBN 0816516944, 1999.
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