I’m wondering how gravity dams are built and how the process has changed over the past 100-150 years. And I’m talking about the actual construction, not diverting the water source.
Also, what are the jobs laborers do during construction? Every resource I found on this skips over that.
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Not sure if you’re talking about the design changes, or if the actual construction process has changed. But, in general, dams would be constructed like any other large concrete structure. Areas for the foundation would be dug (it has to go deeper than the river it’s blocking). Rebar would be constructed, and concrete would be poured. Molds would be made to form the concrete. Laborers would be doing all of those things. There are tons of videos about the construction of the Hoover dam. The details of design, materials, exact construction process have certainly changed since then, but the basics are the same.
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