MWAK Company
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MWAK Company was a major construction consortium responsible for building the Grand Coulee Dam, one of the largest concrete structures and hydroelectric power projects in the United States.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
construction consortium
ⓘ
engineering and construction company ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Columbia Basin Project ⓘ |
| contractedBy |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| field |
civil engineering
ⓘ
construction ⓘ |
| formedAs | joint venture of several construction firms ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Atkinson-Kier Company
ⓘ
Morrison-Knudsen ⓘ
surface form:
Morrison-Knudsen Company
Walsh Construction Company ⓘ |
| industry | construction industry ⓘ |
| locationOfWork |
Columbia River
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| notableFor |
building one of the largest concrete structures in the world
ⓘ
participation in a major U.S. hydroelectric power project ⓘ |
| notableWork | Grand Coulee Dam ⓘ |
| projectOutcome | creation of a major hydroelectric power source on the Columbia River ⓘ |
| projectType |
dam construction
ⓘ
hydroelectric power infrastructure ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | construction of Grand Coulee Dam ⓘ |
| role | prime contractor for Grand Coulee Dam ⓘ |
| scaleOfProject | one of the largest concrete construction projects in the United States ⓘ |
| significance | contributed to large-scale New Deal infrastructure ⓘ |
| usedMaterial | mass concrete ⓘ |
| workOn |
Grand Coulee Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Coulee Dam main structure
Grand Coulee Dam ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Coulee Dam power facilities
Grand Coulee Dam ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Coulee Dam spillways
|
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