System Design Process of Hoover Dam

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SYSTEM DESIGN PROCESS OF HOOVER DAM
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Introduction............................................................................................................................................3
Preliminary design..................................................................................................................................4
Detailed design.......................................................................................................................................4
System test..............................................................................................................................................9
Validation..............................................................................................................................................10
Optimization.........................................................................................................................................10
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................12
Bibliography..........................................................................................................................................13

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Introduction
The Hoover Dam is located in the region of Black Canyon and is situated along the River
Colorado in the United States. Its construction began in the year 1930 and came to a completion
close to 6 years later. Also referred to as the Boulder Dam, It is a curve Dam that has got the
most concrete elevation within the United States. The dam is utilized for controlling the flood
and controlling the sediment, it is also used in generation of hydroelectric power, Irrigation in
agricultural field, as well as water supply for the households. It is also a major tourist attraction
center, witnessing up to one million guests of the total seven million tourists annually.
The research carries out an investigation of the processes of design that were carried out for the
Hoover Dam. The preliminary design is mainly concerned with investigating the dam’s necessity
all through the project development. It also outlines the functional examinations, operation
estimation, recognition and system arrangement, the concept of support as well as maintenance.
A pictorial illustration of the Hoover Dam while under construction is as below;
Figure 1: The Hoover when under construction.

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Preliminary design
This is a stage of any given project that involves generating a noteworthy concept level of
design that is meant to play the role of complementing to the project that is to be carried out.
During this stage, assumptions are made that out of all the available choices or options,
considerations have already been made and a decision to settle on a certain project has been
arrived at. The project settled has been determined to certify the financial, monetary and
environmental criteria. The Hoover Dam construction began in February 1930. The construction
works were performed by the state commission for streams and water supply. The main
motivation behind its construction is that River Colorado, being one of the largest and unusual
rivers in the world, would occasionally break its banks during spring and would the flood the
zone. A lot of consultations were therefore made on how to handle the issue, thus the
construction of the dam.
Detailed design
Once the preliminary design activities have been completed, there are a number of
aspects that have to be put into consideration to organize the detailed design. The aspects for
consideration can be expressed in the below diagram;