Hoover Dam | All the Secrets of the Engineering Wonder

[@darrinbrown2332]

Now Savage had a “ DAM “ plan ! What a masterpiece 🙏🏾

[@markangeloresulto2171]

That DAM body do

[@paravjain]

Because he was savage 🫡

[@okithdesilva129]

Mr. John Savage and all the workers who constructed this masterpiece of engineering which keeps a lot of people alive are legends

[@Moose803]

I heard that the reservoir is practically full of sediment.

[@KangJangkrik]

Savage

[@killianson85]

It's a joke? 96 workers "sacrified their lives" so Mr Savage was not much thinking about work safety. 96 mate.

[@mambag6187]

John savage is the master savage in pioneering Dam 🦫 constructions

[@KangJangkrik]

@@killianson85 96 of how many? Remember that time the computer is barely exist, thus smart safety system (like remote-controlled rope and gas detector) nowhere exist

[@betsyhall5094]

I grew up in Henderson, Nv. so close to Hoover Dam--I have seen the movie on making the actual dam as well as the engineering behind it--TOTALLY YEARS BEFORE ITS TIME!! So amazing!!! I have taken many tours down into the dam--our neighbor escorted tours on the weekends!!! I was is awe of it as a little child and I am still as an adult!!! I am 61 now and have not been to the dam in 33 years. There is no doubt it is a wonder it was ever completed---my grandkids could not believe men actually hung by ropes and no A/C or cell phone were used!! Their Grandpa retired to Boulder City and showed them the dam---they were 4 and 6 and a bit intimidated--as we all should be at this amazing wonder!!! The great men that actually did the manual labor are heros' in my book!!!

[@NotaKamalaFan]

That was a giant project just imagine the injuries, bursitis and plain old aches and pain the workers had from this. I drove through in Oct 1983 and I wish I would have stopped for a tour.

[@objuan6]

as

[@onlythewise1]

my uncle moved Henderson in 1943 he have small hotel there

[@seltonk5136]

I was discouraged from having sex or burping

[@onlythewise1]

@@seltonk5136 really

[@bruhh3759]

The effort you guy's put in these educational videos, is just amazing

[@injesusname3732]

Effort: Higher a 3D modeler Higher a voice narrator Higher a researcher

[@injesusname3732]

@@AnilAVS the comment is about the KZbin channel effort

[@nooone86]

Areh arka dada👁️

[@nofurtherwest3474]

@@injesusname3732 you need to write the script. You need to edit the video. That is a lot of work

[@barczewski]

The cars are on the wrong side of the road...

[@fartywood3917]

Lot of todays "Entrepreneurs" who are on a "Mission to change the world", can learn from Mr.Savage. He truly did change the Nevada desert with his design. Thank you Mr.Savage.

[@johnstrawb3521]

Splendidly done. Great to see a video that concentrates on the essentials and refuses to get sidetracked, as so many do, by trivia and exceptions to the rule.

[@goldviper5280]

Nevada andARIZONA,

[@Sathishkumardesigner]

Kallanai Dam built more than 2,000 years ago by the Chola King Karikalan across the Cauvery River INDIAN Technology

[@-linaalsalim6952]

The Noble Qur’an📖 is never an ordinary book, it is the book of God. Learn that through the amazing advanced scientific references🧬💉💊🔭🔬 that are in it that truly indicate that its author is the Creator Himself!! Islam is the way of God, read for yourself and do not listen to false media 💯👍

[@tombryan1]

He created a monster, putting cities where they have no business being. Now, with climate change, its a monumental disaster with no viable solution. Mr, Savages vision was short sighted, like most engineers. Take the automobile, please, just take them all.

[@joeturkos6767]

I’ve always been fascinated by how planes fly, rockets are launched, skyscrapers are built and bridges stand. I’ve added dam construction to the list. Great video!

[@prem5958]

how did you added other things

[@SALESENGLISH2020]

Right topic + Beautiful animation + Simplified explanation => Real contribution to engineering education. I was lucky enough to see the Hoover Dam. It is awesome !

[@Moose803]

Did you see it during construction?

[@SALESENGLISH2020]

@@Moose803 I was not born then. :)

[@darioortenzi7461]

Traduzione?

[@johnarnold893]

There are videos from the time period showing it's construction. It will soon be dry though.

[@bassamkanj5144]

@@Moose803 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXmWfISlj9uUnK8

[@georgespalding7640]

The Hoover Dam is considered by many to belong on the LIST of the World's seven greatest feats of modern-day engineering. Savage seems to have thought of every contingency when building this magnificent structure.

[@Pumpherstonsmith]

He didn`t pay much attention to the health and safety of the workers.

[@wholeNwon]

Why are there almost always 7 entries on lists like that?

[@lannabryanna]

@@wholeNwon 7 signifies completion or perfection. I've also heard it described as a spiritual number.

[@integritytransport8762]

@@Pumpherstonsmith Hard hats were invented then in order to protect workers' heads from falling rocks. The workers themselves invented them because they really needed them. Now every blue-collar worker is required to wear a hard hat, which is really dumb.

[@seanfindlay2726]

Kinda sucks tbh. Things bound to collapose. Hanging on by PURE broadband. So idk why you're saying that

[@briangarrow448]

I have toured multiple dams across the western half of North America. The engineering that was used to design these structures has always amazed me.

[@KOH2423]

Check out the Akosombo Dam in Ghana built in the 1950s.

[@aradecomate8261]

Before this the only thing i thought about dams was arch design to equalize pressure. It's so mind blowing how everything was anticipated in the design.

[@Sathishkumardesigner]

Kallanai Dam built more than 2,000 years ago by the Chola King Karikalan across the Cauvery River INDIAN Technology

[@jdirt2019]

@@Sathishkumardesigner who alive can design anything today?

[@Sathishkumardesigner]

@@jdirt2019 i can't understand your English bro could you please explain clearly

[@deepadeepa4279]

@@jdirt2019 the people who built the dam cholas are known for their building skills

[@phole1100]

He did not anticipate a changing climate unfortunately

[@okithdesilva129]

Hoover dam is a masterpiece of engineering

[@yoellopez82]

Incredible engineering. Mr. Savage deserved every penny for his design.

[@SirManfly]

Very interesting video! Had the privilege of finally seeing it when we were in Las Vegas a few years ago and took a bus tour to the Grand Canyon ! We stopped here to see it from the highway. It is so impressive !!

[@okithdesilva129]

We never forget these legends who constructed this masterpiece of engineering

[@communitycollegegenius9684]

We forgot their names... soooo we'll just call them legends.

[@cjones3710]

He said he is going to pay tribute to 63 who died. I wonder what thw fellow has planned in their memory?

[@AyushYadav-zh6ky]

As a civil engineer, I can say that every details explained here are all very accurate and beautifully explained.

[@travisk5589]

As a teacher of civil engineers I can say that your comment is inaccurate.

[@barczewski]

The cars are on the wrong side of the road...

[@CadillacDriver]

"civil engineer" Professional masturbation isn't engineering.

[@wholeNwon]

Gotta love YT creators.

[@communitycollegegenius9684]

@@BlueInOrangeAgain While I normally let it slide. Cush Yadav made a statement that cannot stand and stated his credentials to back up his statement. It is you tube etiquette to copy the OP's form in the reply thus Travis correctly stated his credentials. One might therefore ask you: Why attack a teacher? You ask: what is inaccurate? Certainly the expression "beautifully explained" is subjective. I feel it was dumbed down for STEM and diversity candidates. The pace was WAY too slow and ultimately it contained only a brief overview, NOT the promised clickbait secrets. 1:00 His first drawing of compression and tension was "inaccurate". While the engineering lesson was somewhat correct his exaggerated drawing clearly showed BOTH sides in elongation. He claimed that cool water in the pipes 6:23 quote: "set the concrete quickly and easily". NO it slows the set not quickens it. He further makes it sound like the water was stopped as soon as the set took place but (of course) the concrete was cooled for months to slow curing. He also forgot to mention THE SECRET that they used ice in the mix to reduce heat in the concrete further slowing the set. His pictures show blocks he calls 50X50. The illustration suggests they were 50X50X50, but the lifts on this job were 2 ~ 4 inches at a time. In hindsight it is believed that the block staggering ultimately had little to no affect on even cooling because of the ambient temperatures and direct sun. Fun fact: There are parts deep inside of the hoover dam that are still not completely cured 86 years later. The myth that dead workers were entombed without anyone knowing is false. The concrete was poured 2 ~ 4 inched at a time.

[@jasondrummond9451]

Overflow is NOT a problem the dam has now - the water level is so low that power production will soon be impossible.

[@oskars1419]

hehe :D

[@RErnie-gv1hv]

Very true, sadly.

[@glennpowell3444]

Its only 25% full and since 1983 has been dropping overall each decade.Man can build but he cant make rain.

[@Nyx_2142]

@@glennpowell3444 The issue is that we've been slowly getting rid of the rain by heating the planet and causing draughts by messing with the water cycle. That and maybe if Arizona and California didn't keep draining the Colorado River dry to grow water intensive crops in the fucking desert the draught wouldn't be nearly as severe.

[@throwdown613]

Actually he can; cloud seeding. I find it highy coincidental that Lake Mead was nearing levels that would halt power production and possibly drinking water to surrounding areas just as the north experiences a snow pack 221% higher than normal.

[@MrDmorgan52]

remember, there were no computers to do calculations. it was all done with knowledge and experience,pencil and paper. the bypass tunnels were a marvel of engineering by themselves. there is a documentary out in this. great video

[@johnarnold893]

mrdmorgan52.....imagine then that the Romans built structures from concrete that are still standing 2000 years later.

[@MrDmorgan52]

@@johnarnold893 and that their concrete formula was lost for centuries,only recently recreated

[@rookiebird9382]

They actually used mechanical calculators at that age.

[@ishujadhav5677]

And Imagine India’s Temple and their engineering minds

[@TheKnowledgeInstitute]

Documentary link please

[@charliepea]

This engineering is magnificent. It may look like a simple dam but it's filled with complex work a lot of people don't know...

[@Sathishkumardesigner]

Kallanai Dam built more than 2,000 years ago by the Chola King Karikalan across the Cauvery River INDIAN Technology

[@johnteng9132]

This video is a very impressive overview of one of the most amazing Civil Engineering projects of its time. Watching this video made me feel very proud to be a Civil Engineer working in the water industry.

[@seanthompson258]

The Hoover Dam is planned to be destroyed by a Man Made Earth quake!!! REALLY????????? YIP REALLY!!!!! WANT TO TAKE A BET??? WHY AM I SO CONFIDENT ON THIS TOPIC?? WELL BECAUSE I KNOW THE FUTURE, I AM NOT A BETTING MAN BUT I WILL TAKE A BET ON THIS ONE, AND HONESTLY I WISH THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN BUT IT WILL! THE FATE OF THIS DAM IS PRINTED ON US CURRENCY SPECIFICALLY THE $50 BILL. THE REASON WHY THE DAM WILL BE DESTROYED IS THIS IS TO SIGNFY SATANS SINISTER PLAN AND WILL SIGNFY THE BIRTH OF A NEW RACE OF BEINGS WITHIN THE RACE OF HUMANITY. LADY GAGA SEEN BRAGGING ABOUT! THE SCORPION/LOCUST RACE TO BE PRECISE WHICH WILL BE BIRTHED OUT OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT AS DESCRIBED IN THE BIBLE. THE KING OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT IS SATAN OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ABBYDON OR APPOLYON IN GREEK! NEVER THE LESS ITS SATAN. THIS IS PRINTED ON US CURRENCY PEOPLE, JUST LIKE 9/11 AND THE PENTAGON BOMBINGS WERE PRINTED ON US CURRENCY IN 1996 5 YEARS BEFORE THOSE EVENTS TOOK PLACE. THE RULE IS SATAN HAS TO ENFORM US THE PEOPLE OF ITS PLAN AND IF YOU CHOOSE TO IGNORE IT BECAUSE OF IGNORANCE OR YOU DISBELIEF OF CONSPIRACIES THEN ITS ON YOU! THIS WILL HAPPEN THE ONLY THING WE DONT KNOW IS THE DATE??? BUT ITS GOING TO HAPPEN SEE THE $50 BILL FOLD IT IN A TRIANGULAR FACING WITH THE POINT FACING DOWN! "SATANS SIGNATURE THE STAR POINTING DOWNWARDS THATS HOW WE KNOW WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS! BUT GOD WE DESTROY SATAN AND ALL THOSE WHOS MASTER SATAN IS! AND RIGHTLY SO!

[@BaccaratDegen]

It’s feats like these that piqued my curiosity to become a civil engineer. I never finished but I always wondered what could’ve been had I did. I love these mega projects and I can’t get enough the modern mega structures of our time

[@jackmomma7481]

@SARCAPITAL you would most definitely been working with some insufferable individuals who would expect you to be like "one of them" in order to be accepted amongst their ranks. That's how it worked in the coal industry. As a foreman / engineer, you're expected to hunt and fish and own a collection of "Rredneck toys", such as 4 wheelers and boats and a 70,000 dollar pickup truck for hauling air around... They expect you to like country music (BARRRFFF), suck ass to certain bosses, be related to a multitude of individuals within the company, place work over God and family; for, it is THEY who are your God and your family. The non-believers replacement is but a phone call away, and thanks to the chicken shit "at will" clause governing management employees, they can terminate you for such a reason. And they expect you to spy on other workers who are drawing workers compensation, especially the union workers. And you better not be afraid to let some safety go out the window. Shutting the belt line down because you spot 3 rollers that have seized up and are starting to burn the conveyor belt isn't a good enough reason to shut down for 20 minutes to replace them. Shut downs for necessary maintenance cuts into the shifts foreman's production bonus he receives every quarter. But get caught letting such violations go... that shift foreman WILL NOT go to bat for you, neither. They'll just make you out to be a liar and a trouble make before the federal inspectors of MSHA if an investigation takes place. Saying you're "new" doesn't help either Now, that's a most extreme case. But I guarantee you other engineering and labor-related companies out there operate the same way. So be at ease to known that you at least got to avoid some of that I mentioned

[@seltonk5136]

I would drain one side of the Hoover dam and show Arthur 2 On the Rocks on it, like the world's greatest drive in theatre

[@soaringeagle3253]

One of the highest pinnacle successes of engineering.

[@incyphe]

I love how the video goes straight to the point without filler and irrelevant historical materials

[@seanthompson258]

The Hoover Dam is planned to be destroyed by a Man Made Earth quake!!! REALLY????????? YIP REALLY!!!!! WANT TO TAKE A BET??? WHY AM I SO CONFIDENT ON THIS TOPIC?? WELL BECAUSE I KNOW THE FUTURE, I AM NOT A BETTING MAN BUT I WILL TAKE A BET ON THIS ONE, AND HONESTLY I WISH THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN BUT IT WILL! THE FATE OF THIS DAM IS PRINTED ON US CURRENCY SPECIFICALLY THE $50 BILL. THE REASON WHY THE DAM WILL BE DESTROYED IS THIS IS TO SIGNFY SATANS SINISTER PLAN AND WILL SIGNFY THE BIRTH OF A NEW RACE OF BEINGS WITHIN THE RACE OF HUMANITY. LADY GAGA SEEN BRAGGING ABOUT! THE SCORPION/LOCUST RACE TO BE PRECISE WHICH WILL BE BIRTHED OUT OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT AS DESCRIBED IN THE BIBLE. THE KING OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT IS SATAN OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ABBYDON OR APPOLYON IN GREEK! NEVER THE LESS ITS SATAN. THIS IS PRINTED ON US CURRENCY PEOPLE, JUST LIKE 9/11 AND THE PENTAGON BOMBINGS WERE PRINTED ON US CURRENCY IN 1996 5 YEARS BEFORE THOSE EVENTS TOOK PLACE. THE RULE IS SATAN HAS TO ENFORM US THE PEOPLE OF ITS PLAN AND IF YOU CHOOSE TO IGNORE IT BECAUSE OF IGNORANCE OR YOU DISBELIEF OF CONSPIRACIES THEN ITS ON YOU! THIS WILL HAPPEN THE ONLY THING WE DONT KNOW IS THE DATE??? BUT ITS GOING TO HAPPEN SEE THE $50 BILL FOLD IT IN A TRIANGULAR FACING WITH THE POINT FACING DOWN! "SATANS SIGNATURE THE STAR POINTING DOWNWARDS THATS HOW WE KNOW WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS! BUT GOD WE DESTROY SATAN AND ALL THOSE WHOS MASTER SATAN IS! AND RIGHTLY SO!

[@MrNick-]

Now that’s dam savage!!

[@hayro252]

Heh

[@harrisp584]

More like “Savage! Dam that! Now!” At least that’s what president Coolidge told him as he pointed to that valley. Lol

[@erikgonzales3178]

I took a tour of the Hoover Dam when I was 13 or 14 and was in awe of this masterpiece of human engineering and capabilities. I couldn't fathom how we could build such a massive building. Thanks for providing some great information in a simple and easy way

[@davidschonhardt4958]

This was really GOOD!! Very easy to understand an extremely complicated design!

[@seanthompson258]

The Hoover Dam is planned to be destroyed by a Man Made Earth quake!!! REALLY????????? YIP REALLY!!!!! WANT TO TAKE A BET??? WHY AM I SO CONFIDENT ON THIS TOPIC?? WELL BECAUSE I KNOW THE FUTURE, I AM NOT A BETTING MAN BUT I WILL TAKE A BET ON THIS ONE, AND HONESTLY I WISH THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN BUT IT WILL! THE FATE OF THIS DAM IS PRINTED ON US CURRENCY SPECIFICALLY THE $50 BILL. THE REASON WHY THE DAM WILL BE DESTROYED IS THIS IS TO SIGNFY SATANS SINISTER PLAN AND WILL SIGNFY THE BIRTH OF A NEW RACE OF BEINGS WITHIN THE RACE OF HUMANITY. LADY GAGA SEEN BRAGGING ABOUT! THE SCORPION/LOCUST RACE TO BE PRECISE WHICH WILL BE BIRTHED OUT OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT AS DESCRIBED IN THE BIBLE. THE KING OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT IS SATAN OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ABBYDON OR APPOLYON IN GREEK! NEVER THE LESS ITS SATAN. THIS IS PRINTED ON US CURRENCY PEOPLE, JUST LIKE 9/11 AND THE PENTAGON BOMBINGS WERE PRINTED ON US CURRENCY IN 1996 5 YEARS BEFORE THOSE EVENTS TOOK PLACE. THE RULE IS SATAN HAS TO ENFORM US THE PEOPLE OF ITS PLAN AND IF YOU CHOOSE TO IGNORE IT BECAUSE OF IGNORANCE OR YOU DISBELIEF OF CONSPIRACIES THEN ITS ON YOU! THIS WILL HAPPEN THE ONLY THING WE DONT KNOW IS THE DATE??? BUT ITS GOING TO HAPPEN SEE THE $50 BILL FOLD IT IN A TRIANGULAR FACING WITH THE POINT FACING DOWN! "SATANS SIGNATURE THE STAR POINTING DOWNWARDS THATS HOW WE KNOW WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS! BUT GOD WE DESTROY SATAN AND ALL THOSE WHOS MASTER SATAN IS! AND RIGHTLY SO!

[@ouuuaburger2093]

Mr Savage got his inspiration from Sanandreas!

[@bigrr64]

I've been to the Hoover Dam many times and it never gets old. It's a Marvel of engineering. Anybody that goes to Vegas should definitely visit the Hoover Dam.

[@communitycollegegenius9684]

Actually it's 86, and it's getting older every day.

[@ericduncan7266]

I’ve been to Vegas 5 times and been to the Hoover dam once. It is a must see

[@Nikkk6969]

I’ll be going over this summer, are you able to go inside the dam and get tours around it??

[@bigrr64]

@@Nikkk6969 Yes, the tour I always take is the one you go inside. You get to go all deep in the bowels and it takes you by the massive generators you end up at the bottom looking up You should call them or maybe they have a website, and ask them what all the tour entails, and how much it cost make sure they're actually still doing it.

[@Nikkk6969]

@@bigrr64 that sounds awesome! Thank you

[@faisalyoosafzai531]

I didn't know it was that complicated of a structure. You explained it in a cooler and fun way. Appreciated 👍❤️

[@hayro252]

It was complicated yet it's simple as it is. Truly engineering marvel.

[@adrian4565]

This dam video was so good. All the dam graphics and knowledge. Good dam job.

[@arcosprey4811]

1:48 "the whole damn body" caught me off guard lol

[@fredericp64]

I felt moved when I finally saw the Hoover Dam for myself. The feeling has just been enhanced through this beautifully animated and explained video! Thank you! 👏

[@LoneLee2022]

Dam!

[@seanthompson258]

The Hoover Dam is planned to be destroyed by a Man Made Earth quake!!! REALLY????????? YIP REALLY!!!!! WANT TO TAKE A BET??? WHY AM I SO CONFIDENT ON THIS TOPIC?? WELL BECAUSE I KNOW THE FUTURE, I AM NOT A BETTING MAN BUT I WILL TAKE A BET ON THIS ONE, AND HONESTLY I WISH THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN BUT IT WILL! THE FATE OF THIS DAM IS PRINTED ON US CURRENCY SPECIFICALLY THE $50 BILL. THE REASON WHY THE DAM WILL BE DESTROYED IS THIS IS TO SIGNFY SATANS SINISTER PLAN AND WILL SIGNFY THE BIRTH OF A NEW RACE OF BEINGS WITHIN THE RACE OF HUMANITY. LADY GAGA SEEN BRAGGING ABOUT! THE SCORPION/LOCUST RACE TO BE PRECISE WHICH WILL BE BIRTHED OUT OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT AS DESCRIBED IN THE BIBLE. THE KING OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT IS SATAN OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ABBYDON OR APPOLYON IN GREEK! NEVER THE LESS ITS SATAN. THIS IS PRINTED ON US CURRENCY PEOPLE, JUST LIKE 9/11 AND THE PENTAGON BOMBINGS WERE PRINTED ON US CURRENCY IN 1996 5 YEARS BEFORE THOSE EVENTS TOOK PLACE. THE RULE IS SATAN HAS TO ENFORM US THE PEOPLE OF ITS PLAN AND IF YOU CHOOSE TO IGNORE IT BECAUSE OF IGNORANCE OR YOU DISBELIEF OF CONSPIRACIES THEN ITS ON YOU! THIS WILL HAPPEN THE ONLY THING WE DONT KNOW IS THE DATE??? BUT ITS GOING TO HAPPEN SEE THE $50 BILL FOLD IT IN A TRIANGULAR FACING WITH THE POINT FACING DOWN! "SATANS SIGNATURE THE STAR POINTING DOWNWARDS THATS HOW WE KNOW WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS! BUT GOD WE DESTROY SATAN AND ALL THOSE WHOS MASTER SATAN IS! AND RIGHTLY SO!

[@oof7415]

Mr John Savage was a Savage for solving these problems

[@JayrMagave]

Wow, that's amazing, both the Hoover Dam and your animation, plus explanation. Thanks for sharing.

[@Mtnmanmike62]

I'm always interested in knowing more about this dam's construction. My great Uncle was killed, working in one of the water diversion tunnels. Many workers lost their lives, assuring that we would have water and power for the future of towns like Los Angeles. His brother died while working on the installation off gas lines to Downtown Los Angeles. Another family member was the last mule skinner (20 mule team driver) that cut through the hills to build the roads that are now the 60 and 10 freeways.

[@MrKellyDC]

My grandfather worked on the dam also as a truck driver. It must have been a massive project for this desert location.

[@offplanetevent]

What have you built, besides a comment on KZbin.

[@suzettebertumen4968]

Got nothin but respect for those men

[@joaom.bezerra1915]

I'm shocked by the amount of people who died in this, capitalism is absurd, people nowadays are still working on dangerous situations because companies want to save money on safety equipment, but what's the price of a life? That's tragic.

[@jameswest8280]

Beat dam video I've ever seen.

[@jameswest8280]

Hehe my typing skills are lacking.

[@juneflower9965]

THE ENGINEER WHO DESIGNED THE DAM IS SO BRILLIANT.

[@communitycollegegenius9684]

I have heard it said that he was damn smart.

[@davidreynolds731]

Savage truly put forth a great plan, but anyone in construction knows it was the guys on the ground and experts in their own fields that really made this work. Their are so many variables and issues that he alone couldn’t have addressed and were solved by every day blue collar workers

[@andrewhb531]

Such an accurate statement

[@shard_dnb]

Do you have any specific examples? I don't know anything about construction... But it seems unlikely they would just "wing it" as they were building it, without having a very detailed plan.

[@davidreynolds731]

@@shard_dnb well a small example would be the excavation of the rock, it’s easy for an engineer to say “yeah jut cut this shape out in the side of the mountain”. But there are guys who have spent their entire lives working explosive mining, learning from generations of guys who have perfected it over their lifetime. Those guys are experts in their field and know exactly how to get it to break and fall where they want it safely and efficiently, something the engineer would have no idea how to accomplish. Or the water pipes in the concrete, there are guys who have spent their entire lives working with concrete and know exactly how to get the concrete to cure without stress cracks and such, easy for an engineer to draw some pipes on a plan and say we’re gonna cool it with water as if cures, something totally different to get in their and design a system to do it effectively. Something again a engineer just doesn’t have the experience to do on his own.

[@shard_dnb]

@@davidreynolds731 They didn't spend "lifetime" working explosive mining and they didn't "learn from generations"... Dynamite was invented only 64 years before the construction began in 1931. The experts working with dynamite are not "blue collar workers"... They are engineers who calculate where to put the explosives and how much of it to use. I get what you are trying to do - appreciate the "little guy" - the blue collar worker. It's true they did all the hard work, some even died there. But the claims you are making? You are reaching. Your next point mentions the cooling pipes... But those are in the blueprints. You can actually google the original blueprints. The engineers designed it, the workers just followed the lead. I am pretty sure Savage wasn't the only one, there were most likely many more engineers (experts) working for him. Those are the people who solved all the "variables and issues" as you called it. If you want to keep pushing these opinions, we are going to have to agree to disagree. I am out of here, not going to respond again, these are just youtube comments anyway, there is nothing to be gained from this debate... Have a nice day, bye! 🙂

[@davidreynolds731]

@@shard_dnb pretty typical of people on the internet, it’s easy to disagree in a comment section then run away.

[@VincentWilliams007]

RIP to all who worked to create this masterpiece.

[@leibniz4455]

You could say the engineer wasn't only brilliant, he was also a Savage.

[@Sathishkumardesigner]

Kallanai Dam built more than 2,000 years ago by the Chola King Karikalan across the Cauvery River INDIAN Technology

[@dalegray934]

Savage was extremely competent, but wasn't brilliant. The ideas that made the dam possible should be credited to A. J. Wiley, who taught Savage the techiques.

[@tatoes_po]

Dam

[@jmfa57]

GREAT video! I got to tour this dam in my senior year in college decades ago. That tour remains one of the most impressive tours I've ever taken. That structure is simply awesome.

[@tonipepperoni3424]

Yea its a dam good video i agree

[@PravatAryal650]

These kind of inventions make me a proud civil engineering student. Hats off🙏

[@kianmistry7949]

now you can assemble a nuclear bomb from a video on KZbin))

[@Kiran.patil30]

Nicely explained the engineering behind hoover dam with perfect animation

[@jameskaka2119]

Salvage was one of the brightest engineering minds of our time. Hoover Dam is a masterpiece

[@Rushmore222]

When the US is able to focus its resources properly, it can construct something so astounding and exquisitely designed as the Hoover Dam. During the depths of a global economic Depression. When your government & industry can partner to pull off something like that, everyone on the planet notices.

[@manganiphiri4331]

Interesting video, for a project that was done 80 years ago, I would say it's really an engineering marvel.

[@dilipbhuyan4244]

Amazing video

[@akshaypendyala]

Ofcourse it is!

[@Sathishkumardesigner]

Kallanai Dam built more than 2,000 years ago by the Chola King Karikalan across the Cauvery River INDIAN Technology

[@hgbugalou]

I am so impressed by this engineering marvel and all the workers that built it. I have seen it in person and it's an incredible structure.

[@dynasoureconcrete]

Truly inspired by Hoover Dam's enduring legacy, a testament to engineering brilliance.

[@australiantruckspotting8883]

It’s definitely one of the greatest engineering feats ever

[@BeerLicious]

A simple thing but look at the thinking behind this. It's incredible to know all of this.Chief Engineer's name suits him well & a very good video. Pulling those animations with sheer details ain't no easy.

[@aaronv2photography]

I love it when the narrator has to use sentences like "... the whole dam body..." and "... the entire dam area..." it makes him sound angry but not angry.

[@dalegray934]

Much of the engineering behind the dam was developed by A. J. Wiley in various concrete dams in Idaho and Eastern Idaho. Wiley taught these techniques to Savage during the construction of Arrowrock Dam northeast of Boise, Idaho and was a consulting engineer for Hoover. Wiley is among the most influential engineers in American history, yet, no one seems to know his name. A. J. Wiley, the genius engineer that figured out how to construct massive concrete dams using galleries and pumped cold water (among other ideas). A. J. Wiley, not Savage.

[@Harcix]

I doubt, that he was a very good engineer.

[@carlosmadeira9677]

Great!

[@LaGrandeBayou]

Dale Great information on Wiley. Seems odd this video is 2 months old yet Hoover dam is basically offline. Lake mead is so low those towers aren’t even in water now. Totally ineffective they say. Also if you look at video of dam near end you’ll see the water level is low they used Goggle image.

[@giveitathink6749]

@@LaGrandeBayou Lake Mead looks almost dried up. 100,000 people are getting their power from another source apparently.

[@LaGrandeBayou]

Yeah it’s wild. Lake Mead in the late 80s was full to the top of those intake towers. It’s dropping so fast now you can almost see it happen.

[@edgabel6814]

I still remember going there in 1959. We took the tour inside. It was 116 degrees outside. Today traffic no longer travels over the dam itself. What a marvel it is to experience it live.

[@calebdonaldson8770]

I always think of that scene in Vegas Vacation where Clark gets lost and has to climb the dam wall. Gets me every time!

[@xczechr]

Traffic sure does cross it. I was there in 2021 and saw for myself. You can also see traffic crossing it on Google maps.

[@k.a.davison9897]

I've been there and now have a clearer understanding of what I was looking at . . . and it is awe inspiring. If you can make an excuse to travel that direction, or, if you will ever again be able to afford driving there, it is worth the time and effort. It's similar to visiting the Giza pyramids, but in this case you know how it was built and it's a marvel.

[@podunkman2709]

J.L.Savage was... hundreds of clever engineers. That was not the time one man could design such infrastructure.

[@obviousness8113]

True. The lead person usually gets all the credit. Kind of like Thomas Edison.

[@LaGrandeBayou]

What’s crazy is Savage learned the process of cooling concrete and arching the structure from a guy named W.C Wiley on an earlier dam project. This is the work of WC Wiley not J Savage.

[@LaGrandeBayou]

What’s crazy is Savage learned the process of cooling concrete and arching the structure from a guy named W.C Wiley on an earlier dam project. This is the work of WC Wiley not J Savage.

[@LaGrandeBayou]

What’s crazy is Savage learned the process of cooling concrete and arching the structure from a guy named W.C Wiley on an earlier dam project. This is the work of WC Wiley not J Savage.

[@LaGrandeBayou]

What’s crazy is Savage learned the process of cooling concrete and arching the structure from a guy named W.C Wiley on an earlier dam project. This is the work of WC Wiley not J Savage.

[@SolamenteVees]

This is probably the best dam video I've watched this week.

[@shot.on.iphone]

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[@mikehindson-evans159]

A fascinating - and well-explained - documentary. Having visited the Dam in 1993 and then November 2019 (at which time we gazed down into the empty space where the water used to be), it is clear that the Hoover Dam currently gives the southwester US states a bit of breathing space to moderate their water consumption before the desert returns. The 1983 "full-pool" use of the spillways to dump overflow water is now a distant memory.

[@seanthompson258]

The Hoover Dam is planned to be destroyed by a Man Made Earth quake!!! REALLY????????? YIP REALLY!!!!! WANT TO TAKE A BET??? WHY AM I SO CONFIDENT ON THIS TOPIC?? WELL BECAUSE I KNOW THE FUTURE, I AM NOT A BETTING MAN BUT I WILL TAKE A BET ON THIS ONE, AND HONESTLY I WISH THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN BUT IT WILL! THE FATE OF THIS DAM IS PRINTED ON US CURRENCY SPECIFICALLY THE $50 BILL. THE REASON WHY THE DAM WILL BE DESTROYED IS THIS IS TO SIGNFY SATANS SINISTER PLAN AND WILL SIGNFY THE BIRTH OF A NEW RACE OF BEINGS WITHIN THE RACE OF HUMANITY. LADY GAGA SEEN BRAGGING ABOUT! THE SCORPION/LOCUST RACE TO BE PRECISE WHICH WILL BE BIRTHED OUT OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT AS DESCRIBED IN THE BIBLE. THE KING OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT IS SATAN OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ABBYDON OR APPOLYON IN GREEK! NEVER THE LESS ITS SATAN. THIS IS PRINTED ON US CURRENCY PEOPLE, JUST LIKE 9/11 AND THE PENTAGON BOMBINGS WERE PRINTED ON US CURRENCY IN 1996 5 YEARS BEFORE THOSE EVENTS TOOK PLACE. THE RULE IS SATAN HAS TO ENFORM US THE PEOPLE OF ITS PLAN AND IF YOU CHOOSE TO IGNORE IT BECAUSE OF IGNORANCE OR YOU DISBELIEF OF CONSPIRACIES THEN ITS ON YOU! THIS WILL HAPPEN THE ONLY THING WE DONT KNOW IS THE DATE??? BUT ITS GOING TO HAPPEN SEE THE $50 BILL FOLD IT IN A TRIANGULAR FACING WITH THE POINT FACING DOWN! "SATANS SIGNATURE THE STAR POINTING DOWNWARDS THATS HOW WE KNOW WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS! BUT GOD WE DESTROY SATAN AND ALL THOSE WHOS MASTER SATAN IS! AND RIGHTLY SO!

[@author_satpreet_singh]

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[@rpbajb]

I toured down inside the dam and power plants before it was restricted. Everything is faced with ceramic tile and stainless steel. They really built to last. I stood on one of the penstocks feeding water to the turbines. You could feel the strength of the water flowing under you at over 100 miles per hour. It is an amazing place.

[@thatoneguy6776]

there is no ceramic tile or stainless steel anywhere in the dam or on the tour you never stood on the penstock trust me ...i work there

[@arjun6358]

@@thatoneguy6776 😮

[@RErnie-gv1hv]

@@thatoneguy6776 There was tile in some of the tunnels the Ranger guided us through. Back in early 1980-something.

[@moto5513]

@@thatoneguy6776 1985-86 I walked in the Arizona penstock to the underside of the intake tower. I also went in one of the tunnels inside the dam that leads to that grate on the face of the dam.

[@joeyjoejoeshabadoo2639]

When I went I saw lots of polished terrazzo floors but no ceramic tiles..

[@nomadexplorer6682]

Great execution of a multi-purpose project on gigantic scale. Vision, technical knowledge, implementation and utility has enhanced the Standard of Living for US citizens. 👍

[@amazing4kvideo154]

I had a chance to visit Hoover Dam, it is really beautiful and majestic. I can say that every detail explained here is explained very precisely and beautifully.

[@E3ECO]

Wow, that is impressive. I'm reminded of a 19th Century dam back in Virginia. It's still standing today because it incorporates some of the design features you mention.

[@rickbailey189]

Hoover Dam should be considered one of the great engineering marvels of the world. Considering that the engineering principles applied to the construction of the dam are nearly 100 years old is truly amazing. It is absolutely genius. Should be applied in other locations of the country and world wide too.

[@historyinthefaking]

Excellent video ! 👍

[@iceyvision3124]

9:04 "This is why Mr Savage designed..." He definitely is a Savage

[@jamesnike7127]

the hoover dam is truly an engineering wonder that will remembered for centuries

[@LilyWasHereMB]

Brief, informative, technical but not too, historical but not in a boring way and ,not overly simplistic. Terrific, balanced post.

[@CoffeeMug2828]

Savage was clearly looking at the right picture. He designed the dam with complete understanding on how nature itself will try to destroy it.

[@shot.on.iphone]

Your videos are always upto the mark ‼️

[@Edible_farm]

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[@adityastrcoep]

Civil Engineering Concepts used: 1) Hydrology: To find out the discharge passing from the dam. 2) Structural Analysis: To design the arch and find the horizontal thrust it would generate on the rock walls. 3) Reinforced Concrete Structures: To use concrete to its strength that is compression. To fill the concrete in blocks to avoid cracks formed due to heat of hydration from the cement. 4) Geotechnical Engineering: To find the uplift pressure generated due to seepage water. 5) Irrigation Engineering: To design the spillways and cofferdams and galleries. 6) Fluid Mechanics: To find out the Shear force excerted by the water on the dam. Francis Turbines. 7) Tunnel and Mining Engineering: To perform controlled detonations and excavation of the rock strata and walls. Civil Engineering is truly an art. It literally has several different engineering fields packed into one single family. No wonder the syllabus a Civil Engineering Student has to cover is massive.

[@nadhirahns]

mechanical and electrical engineering play roles too for turbines & generator controls 😄

[@adityastrcoep]

Yes ofcourse. But as a civil engineer, I was looking at the Civil aspects. Every Engineering field work hand in hand for the betterment of the society.

[@phole1100]

Notice how the environmental impact is not even mentioned on this list

[@rusedorange]

@@phole1100 We should have gotten Edward Abbey's thoughts on that!

[@MrMECHGaming1]

I love this video even if I am not a Civil Engineering Student or am American. The Engineering intelligence pit into this dam is remarkable.

[@8u88aPepper]

it is essentially obsolete because the reservoir has dropped so much. i remember visiting it back around 1987. It was amazing and terrifying all at once.

[@ArmedSpaghet]

Welcome to climate change.

[@faranyk833]

Not yet but soon it will be because of the drought

[@hubriswonk]

Lake Mead will eventually fill again.......

[@DeploraBill59]

Just amazing. I just saw a video about a lake in Italy where, in 1963, the mountain became so water-logged from the creation of a dam that half of the mountain came down displacing the water. I wonder if Savage took something like that into consideration 80 years ago!

[@BuckScrotumn]

Incredible that a man could survive being set on fire and thrown off the edge of that thing.

[@AdvancedUSA]

I've visited the Hoover Dam 6 times. I find it more amazing each time. I can remember when the spillways (one on each side) were not plugged. Looking down the 50' diameter pipe - about the width of my home and twice as high. - were open and looking in awe at a spillway that could float an Iowa Class Battleship. EACH spillway could handle 200,000 cubic feet of water PER SECOND - the entire flow of the Niagara Falls.

[@karlmarx8719]

The legion will visit soon

[@seanthompson258]

The Hoover Dam is planned to be destroyed by a Man Made Earth quake!!! REALLY????????? YIP REALLY!!!!! WANT TO TAKE A BET??? WHY AM I SO CONFIDENT ON THIS TOPIC?? WELL BECAUSE I KNOW THE FUTURE, I AM NOT A BETTING MAN BUT I WILL TAKE A BET ON THIS ONE, AND HONESTLY I WISH THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN BUT IT WILL! THE FATE OF THIS DAM IS PRINTED ON US CURRENCY SPECIFICALLY THE $50 BILL. THE REASON WHY THE DAM WILL BE DESTROYED IS THIS IS TO SIGNFY SATANS SINISTER PLAN AND WILL SIGNFY THE BIRTH OF A NEW RACE OF BEINGS WITHIN THE RACE OF HUMANITY. LADY GAGA SEEN BRAGGING ABOUT! THE SCORPION/LOCUST RACE TO BE PRECISE WHICH WILL BE BIRTHED OUT OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT AS DESCRIBED IN THE BIBLE. THE KING OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT IS SATAN OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ABBYDON OR APPOLYON IN GREEK! NEVER THE LESS ITS SATAN. THIS IS PRINTED ON US CURRENCY PEOPLE, JUST LIKE 9/11 AND THE PENTAGON BOMBINGS WERE PRINTED ON US CURRENCY IN 1996 5 YEARS BEFORE THOSE EVENTS TOOK PLACE. THE RULE IS SATAN HAS TO ENFORM US THE PEOPLE OF ITS PLAN AND IF YOU CHOOSE TO IGNORE IT BECAUSE OF IGNORANCE OR YOU DISBELIEF OF CONSPIRACIES THEN ITS ON YOU! THIS WILL HAPPEN THE ONLY THING WE DONT KNOW IS THE DATE??? BUT ITS GOING TO HAPPEN SEE THE $50 BILL FOLD IT IN A TRIANGULAR FACING WITH THE POINT FACING DOWN! "SATANS SIGNATURE THE STAR POINTING DOWNWARDS THATS HOW WE KNOW WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS! BUT GOD WE DESTROY SATAN AND ALL THOSE WHOS MASTER SATAN IS! AND RIGHTLY SO!

[@osamaKareem2]

​@@karlmarx8719yeah we invaded it by our fool Joshua failed us I was spared because it wasn't my fault and I proved I still can be a valuable asset to the legion

[@alexusagustus5101]

Trying to learn why both the NCR and legion wants this dam thanks for the video really helped me now i know the layout of it

[@ericshin121]

Not only was the engineering a marvel, but all that digging and excavating was done mostly by hand tools, muscle and elbow grease. Although assisted by basic machinery, the workers did everything by hand.

[@mishkattasdid]

I watched 8 minutes of ad to support this channel. Love your detailed animation explanation also. Hope this family gets bigger.

[@mhagnew]

Look at the bright side: if this was on broadcast TV it would have taken you half an hour to watch, and they would have repeated half of it after each ad break!

[@MrHereWeGoYo]

The huge spillways are awesome. I didn't know about them before visiting the dam. I went during a weekend trip to Vegas. My friends weren't interested so I rented a car and went by myself! Turned out to be a great experience.

[@lorddoma6637]

Your friends don't know what's good

[@malikashtar7216]

you did a great job! ☺

[@meryambakkar7297]

Inspiring engineering design, hats off for John Savage 🤓

[@rsstnnr76]

My great grandpa was one of the "acrobatic" workers that excavated the walls.

[@lamuchachaalbanil_69]

sadly now it is drying up... and I doubt it will ever be filled to capacity again, for more than a decade it has been going from bad to worse.

[@carterskindle7086]

Really? That's sad.

[@HamguyBacon]

Its not drying up, blame your Dumbocrap politicians for diverting the water into the ocean. in the name of muh climate change.

[@sgtech6051]

That's the power of Civil Engineering!😍😎

[@theresnothinghereatall]

I think Hoover Dam's greatest feat is managing to hold back the Legion.

[@thomasscoffeecompany6243]

Good to see a friend here I hope you find a nuclear winter 😀

[@SamBrickell]

*1:53* WHOA! No need to swear man!

[@franciscob.deoliveira8904]

Thanks for creating this documentary. I appreciate the engineering and the science developed by dedicated individuals. We truely are living in 'Great Times'.

[@YadanFan]

My serious respect to these 96 workers who were sacrificed to this magnificent man-made project, their contribution is invaluable!

[@johnames6430]

what are you talking about 96 workers that were sacrificed? This is what happens when people in india just create content without proper knowledge and research. Car driving on wrong side 9:32, some myth about workers sacrifice their lives etc. Even indian don't trust to learn from indian. They always want to learn from white. 100% ask any indian, they will not respect knowledge of indian why? What do you think is the reason? But they respect to learn from white. What do you think is the reason?

[@YadanFan]

@@johnames6430 Have you seen the whole video till the end?

[@YadanFan]

@@johnames6430 So are you Indian, hehe?

[@shaeshae3684]

most are black and chinese working on the project, white men do nothing but get gi bills and good benefits. unfair.

[@A.456-c8r]

Thanks to the scientists and engineers who helped design this masterpiece decades ago!

[@bonniej2609]

And Now.. Dept of Interior~> right on thru EPS, and Fish & Wild Life ~> Are Destroying it's effectiveness trying to save minnows & a few plants🤯

[@ahmadfadhil4711]

This video has truly helped me understand concepts that were previously difficult for me to grasp

[@rajeshbhosale2008]

Excellent analysis of this engineering miracle! Lucky to visit Hoover Dam in 2016! 😇

[@khalmarks9568]

I seen it a couple times , never wanted a picture tho .. Im ready for vegas fck all that 😭😭✌️

[@adamstokes]

Amazing... especially the part about overflowing. I remember seeing the spillways in person when I was there years ago and didn't really understand what they were for... now it all makes sense. Cheers!

[@marcolobo7681]

To the engineer, and his extraordinary men of construction. thank you! Who may still be w/us and those who gave to making America beautiful and granted!

[@davidbenjamin9625]

Fallout new vegas fans anyone?

[@arstotzka333]

Me

[@BraydenAvationeditzYT]

No im og vegas fan

[@OyeVato]

When I visited the dam, it wasn’t because I liked the idea of hydroelectricity-I wanted to see who won the battle irl

[@zoehannan3644]

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[@TristanKoehler-l4s]

Nah the 2007 transformers the game

[@JayHernan]

It's absolutely stunning how what looks like just simple concrete is actually a complex human engineering creation.

[@andrewhill4986]

Best Dam video I’ve seen so far

[@livinthefilm]

As an engineer, I am proud that I knew everything about the stresses.

[@seanthompson258]

The Hoover Dam is planned to be destroyed by a Man Made Earth quake!!! REALLY????????? YIP REALLY!!!!! WANT TO TAKE A BET??? WHY AM I SO CONFIDENT ON THIS TOPIC?? WELL BECAUSE I KNOW THE FUTURE, I AM NOT A BETTING MAN BUT I WILL TAKE A BET ON THIS ONE, AND HONESTLY I WISH THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN BUT IT WILL! THE FATE OF THIS DAM IS PRINTED ON US CURRENCY SPECIFICALLY THE $50 BILL. THE REASON WHY THE DAM WILL BE DESTROYED IS THIS IS TO SIGNFY SATANS SINISTER PLAN AND WILL SIGNFY THE BIRTH OF A NEW RACE OF BEINGS WITHIN THE RACE OF HUMANITY. LADY GAGA SEEN BRAGGING ABOUT! THE SCORPION/LOCUST RACE TO BE PRECISE WHICH WILL BE BIRTHED OUT OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT AS DESCRIBED IN THE BIBLE. THE KING OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT IS SATAN OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ABBYDON OR APPOLYON IN GREEK! NEVER THE LESS ITS SATAN. THIS IS PRINTED ON US CURRENCY PEOPLE, JUST LIKE 9/11 AND THE PENTAGON BOMBINGS WERE PRINTED ON US CURRENCY IN 1996 5 YEARS BEFORE THOSE EVENTS TOOK PLACE. THE RULE IS SATAN HAS TO ENFORM US THE PEOPLE OF ITS PLAN AND IF YOU CHOOSE TO IGNORE IT BECAUSE OF IGNORANCE OR YOU DISBELIEF OF CONSPIRACIES THEN ITS ON YOU! THIS WILL HAPPEN THE ONLY THING WE DONT KNOW IS THE DATE??? BUT ITS GOING TO HAPPEN SEE THE $50 BILL FOLD IT IN A TRIANGULAR FACING WITH THE POINT FACING DOWN! "SATANS SIGNATURE THE STAR POINTING DOWNWARDS THATS HOW WE KNOW WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS! BUT GOD WE DESTROY SATAN AND ALL THOSE WHOS MASTER SATAN IS! AND RIGHTLY SO!

[@vroomvroom4061]

I remember watching a documentary about the construction of the hoover dam and how coolant pipes were integrated just to harden the sheer amount of concrete; which was considered to take about 100 years to harden

[@bruceperkins7253]

Without the coolant pipes, it would've been forever and a Day to dry and cure. With the addition of the coolant pipes it was estimated that The concrete used in the building of the dam wouldn't be finished with the drying and curing for around 50 yrs After the entire project was completed, and it was finished ahead of the schedule.

[@Engineer9736]

@@bruceperkins7253 Concrete doesn't set by drying. Just curing.

[@communitycollegegenius9684]

vroom: You are correct: Concrete is "set" in hours and "cured" to a working strength in days, but gets harder and harder in normal projects for 40 years. Due to being hundreds of feet inside the dam away from air and now kept moist and cool it will take 100 years for parts of the dam to cure.

[@communitycollegegenius9684]

@@bruceperkins7253 No, the coolant pipes SLOWED DOWN the set and cure a little (different things) cooling did NOT speed it up. The Nevada heat is bad for pouring concrete. Dries too fast and cracks. The best temperature is 60°F. They slowed the set and cure so the temperature was evened out to prevent cracks.

[@communitycollegegenius9684]

@@Engineer9736 Yes, you are right. It does not dry like glue with the evaporation of the solvent, but NO the curing heat is from a reaction actually called "hydration" and does require the removal of the water (drying). It's like a catalytic, reaction but drying is as good a word as any for concrete.

[@david662211]

I Am a Mechanical Engineer, Love The Video & The Dam is Beyond Amazing!!

[@davewilkirson2320]

This is amazing. Very nice video and thank you for the effort put into this. I have visited the Boulder/Hoover Dam 6 times over the years. I worked in Las Vegas at DOE and I would often drive out to see the dam. My first visit in 1985 I was able to take the 'Hard Hat' tour. The tour allowed guests to go down to the turbines and see the amazing work in the tunnels and to see the turbine shafts spinning out of the turbine case and up to the generators. An added benefit was a turbine was removed and was sitting on wooden beams near the parking area. The overhead crane and pulley system did that job perfectly. The copper buss bars were still in place from each generator but not used anymore according to the dam guide. The visitor center was not constructed in 1985 so it was a thrill to go back in the 90's and early 2000's to see progress on the dam. A few years ago the butterfly or needle valves were opened only once to do repairs or maybe it was to install new valves. I can't seem to find a video of that day on You Tube but I do remember seeing the video somewhere a few years ago. I live near Lake Texoma (3 miles) and recently the intake structure was modified with new 19ft by 9ft gates each weighing 26 tons. The Denison Dam has only 2 Westinghouse generators rated at 40 Mw. The Denison Dam was built between 1938-1944 and was the only large civil project funded during WW2. One of the Francis Turbines was pitted and removed and now sits in the parking area and is painted with a fence around it for visitors to look at. A worker told me each turbine weighed 80 tons at Denison Dam. As a Boy Scout in the 1960's I got the chance to tour the powerhouse and was the reason why I became an electrical engineer and worked around the world on complex communication systems. I'm retired now but I sure do love watching videos like this one. Good job.

[@hubriswonk]

I took the Hard Hat tour as well..........they ended that tour when 911 happened.

[@stoshhatch8988]

I grew up around here and drove across this dam alllll the time! I appreciate this video :) it's cool to hear more about the history and design because I never thought anything of it haha

[@akshaypendyala]

Lucky you 🙂