Oxlade, Chris.

Dams / Chris Oxlade. - New ed. - Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2006. - 32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 28 cm. - Building amazing structures . - Oxlade, Chris. Building amazing structures. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.

About dams -- Dams in the past -- Types of dams -- Parts of a dam -- Dam-building materials -- Designing a dam -- Preparing the ground -- Building the dam -- Dams in use -- Dam programs -- Flood defenses -- Dam disasters -- Dam facts.

ISBN: 9781403479037 1403479038 (library binding-hardcover)

LCCN: 2005024037

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dams.
Dams--Design and construction.

LC Class. No.: TC540 / .O95 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 627/.8