Project ID: RI2201

Title: Reservoir and Dam Design Capstone Project

Focus Categories: Education, Surface Water

Keywords: reservoir, water management, earth dam

Start Date: 03/01/2001

End Date: 05/30/2002

Federal Funds: $8,200

Non-Federal Matching Funds: $14,120

Congressional District: RI 2

Principal Investigator:
George Tsiatas
Professor, University of Rhode Island

Abstract

A senior capstone project on the Design of a reservoir and associated earth dam will be developed and implemented over a three course sequence at the university of Rhode Island. Students will be involved from the early conceptual stages to the development of final documents and production drawings.

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