Heavy ground: William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam disaster
"Heavy Ground explores the social, political, and technological history of the St. Francis Dam Disaster, the worst civil engineering disaster in 20th century-American history . Some 400 people died in March 1928, when the concrete gravity dam built by Los Angeles engineer William Mulholland sud...
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Reno
University of Nevada Press
2020
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| Ausgabe: | University of Nevada Press paperback edition |
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Heavy Ground explores the social, political, and technological history of the St. Francis Dam Disaster, the worst civil engineering disaster in 20th century-American history . Some 400 people died in March 1928, when the concrete gravity dam built by Los Angeles engineer William Mulholland suddenly and tragically collapsed, releasing over 12 billion gallons of water into the Santa Clara River Valley"-- |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Beschreibung: | 440 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781948908887 |
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| contents | Prologue: "A misty haze over everything" -- Mulholland : a man and an aqueduct -- The dam : site selection and design -- The dam : construction, operation, failure -- Disaster unleashed -- Civic responsibility and reparations -- The politics of safety : inquest and investigations -- Dam building after the flood -- Postscript: William Mulholland -- Appendix A: How fast could the reservoir have been lowered? -- Appendix B: Was failure inevitable? |
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| spelling | Hundley, Norris Jr. 1935-2013 Verfasser (DE-588)1079729925 aut Heavy ground William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam disaster Norris Hundley jr. and Donald C. Jackson University of Nevada Press paperback edition Reno University of Nevada Press 2020 440 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 23 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Prologue: "A misty haze over everything" -- Mulholland : a man and an aqueduct -- The dam : site selection and design -- The dam : construction, operation, failure -- Disaster unleashed -- Civic responsibility and reparations -- The politics of safety : inquest and investigations -- Dam building after the flood -- Postscript: William Mulholland -- Appendix A: How fast could the reservoir have been lowered? -- Appendix B: Was failure inevitable? "Heavy Ground explores the social, political, and technological history of the St. Francis Dam Disaster, the worst civil engineering disaster in 20th century-American history . Some 400 people died in March 1928, when the concrete gravity dam built by Los Angeles engineer William Mulholland suddenly and tragically collapsed, releasing over 12 billion gallons of water into the Santa Clara River Valley"-- Floods / California / Santa Clara River Water-supply engineers / California / Los Angeles / Biography Water-supply / California / Los Angeles / History Saint Francis Dam (Calif.) Mulholland, William / 1855-1935 Inondations / Californie / Santa Clara (Fleuve) Ingénieurs de l'approvisionnement en eau / Californie / Los Angeles / Biographies Eau / Approvisionnement / Californie / Los Angeles / Histoire Floods Water-supply Water-supply engineers California / Los Angeles California / Saint Francis Dam California / Santa Clara River Biographies History Jackson, Donald C. 1953- Verfasser (DE-588)1058573071 aut Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Hundley, Norris, Jr Heavy ground University of Nevada Press paperback edition Reno ; Las Vegas : University of Nevada Press, 2020 978-1-948908-89-4 |
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