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Flood control infrastructure
From the course: Practical Engineering
Flood control infrastructure
- Every year floods make their way through populated areas costing lives and millions of dollars in damages, devastating communities and grinding local economies to a halt. If you've ever experienced one yourself, you know how powerless it feels to be up against mother nature. And if you haven't, be careful in thinking it can't happen to you. Nearly every major city across the world is susceptible to extreme rainfall and has areas that are vulnerable to flood risk. Luckily we've developed strategies and structures over the years to reduce our vulnerability and mitigate our risk. We still can't change how much it rains, at least in the short-term, but we found lots of ways to manage that water once it reaches the earth to limit the danger it poses to lives and property. Hey, I'm Grady, and this is Practical Engineering. On today's episode, we're talking about how large scale flood control structures work on rivers.…
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