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when completed in 1935 Hoover Dam was

when completed in 1935 Hoover Dam was called the eighth wonder of the world

called the eighth wonder of the world

called the eighth wonder of the world rising 221 meters it contains six

rising 221 meters it contains six

rising 221 meters it contains six million tons of concrete enough to pave

million tons of concrete enough to pave

million tons of concrete enough to pave a road from New York to Los Angeles a

a road from New York to Los Angeles a

a road from New York to Los Angeles a gigantic concrete pyramid wedged in a

gigantic concrete pyramid wedged in a

gigantic concrete pyramid wedged in a desolate Canyon straddling the Nevada

desolate Canyon straddling the Nevada

desolate Canyon straddling the Nevada Arizona border 56 kilometers from Las

Arizona border 56 kilometers from Las

Arizona border 56 kilometers from Las Vegas the reservoir created by Hoover

Vegas the reservoir created by Hoover

Vegas the reservoir created by Hoover Dam Lake Mead covers 620 square

Dam Lake Mead covers 620 square

Dam Lake Mead covers 620 square kilometers and has a storage capacity of

kilometers and has a storage capacity of

kilometers and has a storage capacity of over 35 trillion liters enough to cover

over 35 trillion liters enough to cover

over 35 trillion liters enough to cover the entire state of New York in 30

the entire state of New York in 30

the entire state of New York in 30 centimeters of water

Hoover’s hydroelectric power plant has

Hoover’s hydroelectric power plant has 17 generators capable of producing 2

17 generators capable of producing 2

17 generators capable of producing 2 million kilowatts of electricity enough

million kilowatts of electricity enough

million kilowatts of electricity enough for 1.7 million homes in sum I got Gantt

for 1.7 million homes in sum I got Gantt

for 1.7 million homes in sum I got Gantt Xuan Public Works Enterprise I think

Xuan Public Works Enterprise I think

Xuan Public Works Enterprise I think it’s one of the examples of an

it’s one of the examples of an

it’s one of the examples of an engineering project where a group of

engineering project where a group of

engineering project where a group of people came together and achieved a very

people came together and achieved a very

people came together and achieved a very advanced goal as far as the quality of

advanced goal as far as the quality of

advanced goal as far as the quality of thinking through engineering from

thinking through engineering from

thinking through engineering from beginning to end

beginning to end

beginning to end now what if Hoover Dam would built today

now what if Hoover Dam would built today

now what if Hoover Dam would built today what changes would engineers make and

what changes would engineers make and

what changes would engineers make and what would they do the same with the dam

what would they do the same with the dam

what would they do the same with the dam of the same design could the reservoirs

of the same design could the reservoirs

of the same design could the reservoirs store more water could the powerplant

store more water could the powerplant

store more water could the powerplant make more electricity and what about the

make more electricity and what about the

make more electricity and what about the environment above and below the dam they

environment above and below the dam they

environment above and below the dam they really didn’t have a sense in the 1930s

really didn’t have a sense in the 1930s

really didn’t have a sense in the 1930s of ecology and what kind of damage might

of ecology and what kind of damage might

of ecology and what kind of damage might be done that they

be done that they

be done that they couldn’t even imagine they’ve only begun

couldn’t even imagine they’ve only begun

couldn’t even imagine they’ve only begun to realize that in later years there’s

to realize that in later years there’s

to realize that in later years there’s this bridge here and this Ridge here

this bridge here and this Ridge here

this bridge here and this Ridge here that our huge natural abutments we asked

that our huge natural abutments we asked

that our huge natural abutments we asked an elite team of engineers hydrologists

an elite team of engineers hydrologists

an elite team of engineers hydrologists biologists and dam construction experts

biologists and dam construction experts

biologists and dam construction experts to consider these questions and tell us

to consider these questions and tell us

to consider these questions and tell us how they would reinvent Hoover Dam

how they would reinvent Hoover Dam

how they would reinvent Hoover Dam to be in this complex reinvention one

to be in this complex reinvention one

to be in this complex reinvention one must first imagine the location before

must first imagine the location before

must first imagine the location before Hoover Dam was built