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A dam is a Short for digital asset management, a system that creates a centralized repository for digital files that allows the content to be archived, searched and retrieved A dam is a Short for digital asset management, a system that creates a centralized repository for digital files that allows the content to be archived, searched and retrieved A dam is a Short for digital asset management, a system that creates a centralized repository for digital files that allows the content to be archived, searched and retrieved
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 16y agoKeeping water in reserve for times of drought so that there is plenty of drinking water, agricultural needs, and in some cases a minimum river height for navigation. If the dam is so equipped it can also generate electricity from large turbines that the water flow drives. These are called hydro-electric dams.
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∙ 14y agoa dam is what can slow water down in a flood
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∙ 13y agoa dam is usally used for fish or yabbies
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How a dam is used to make electricy?
How a dam is used to make electicity The dam holds back water from a river or similar.
What is a dam How is it useful to us?
A dam is used to make an artificial lake in a river which can be used to generate hydroelectric power or as a reservoir.
How do countries used the Aswan dam for their benefit?
The dam stops the yearly "inundation" or flood.
How is the Three Gorges Dam different from the Glen Canyon Dam or Hoover Dam?
First the Three Gorges Dam is way bigger and second the Three Gorges Dam is located on the Yangtze River. The Yangtze river is used for commercial shipping and the Colorado river is not used for shipping so the Three Gorges Dam has locks on the side for the passing of ships
Why was the Hoover Dam an engineering marvel?
a dam is used to store a water for hydropower and errigation purposes.
How did man build the dam?
a dam is used to hold back water from going any farther
The Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River produces what type of energy?
A dam is used for hydroelectric energy.
How is maths used in making of dams?
Higher math such as calculus and physics are used to calculate to force of the water on the dam, and simple geometry and algebra are used to find the dimensions of the dam.
Which is an advantage of building a dam?
Building a dam results in a body of water behind the dam and an area of dry land in front of the dam. The body of water behind the dam can be seeded with fish for sports or a food source (pisciculture). The water can be used as a reservoir for drinking water or as an entertainment area. The dry area in front of the dam can be used for living space and agriculture. The dam itself can be constructed, as many dams are, to use the stored energy in the water to generate electricity.
What is the process of creating a dam?
The process for creating a dam depends on the kind of dam, like a wooden or concrete one. For concrete dams, the main materials are concrete and steel reinforcements. The basic and most commonly used shapes to build dams include the buttress dam, the arch dam, the arch-gravity dam, and the multiple-arch dam.
Is a diesel engine in a dam?
If you mean water electric plant as a dam, turbine generators are used there to produce electricity.
How much water is used in a hydro dam?
600 billion liters depending on the size mass and biggness of the dam
