Article ID: CBB105127424

John S. Eastwood and the Mountain Dell Dam (1979)

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Throughout the history of Western America, the key to sustained development has always been the ability to store water. Water is the basic resource required for all human activity, and in many regions, it is utilized for power and irrigation, as well as for domestic purposes. Unfortunately, precipitation in the West can be extremely intermittent, and some means of storing water for future use is essential fbr any kind of long term economic endeavor. This paper discusses the Mountain Dell Dam near Salt Lake City, Utah, an early reinforced concrete multiple arch dam, and places it within the context of its designer's career. In addition, the basic structural concepts used in multiple arch dam design are explained and a comparison is made with the two other types of dams considered by the Salt Lake City Engineer's Office for the Mountain Dell dam site.

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Authors & Contributors
Kemp, Emory L.
Jackson, Donald C.
Hyde, Charles K.
Gray Fitzsimons
Eric DeLony
Richard K. Anderson
Concepts
Dams
Industrial archaeology
Civil engineering
Design
Water resource management
Public policy
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
Places
United States
Canada
Muskingum River
St. Clair Tunnel
Cleveland, OH
Colorado River (North America)
Institutions
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
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