SDSU Dutch Land Issues Essay

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Engineering

South Dakota State University

Description

This essay is based on a book of your selection, you can choose any book you like from the list below,

Book Options (select 1): 

  • Engineering Legends: Great American Civil Engineers (Weingardt) 2005, 165pp
  • Circles in the Sky: The Life and Times of George Ferris (Weingardt) 2009, 162pp
  • Women in Engineering: Pioneers and Trailblazers (Layne) 2009, 247pp
  • America Transformed: Engineering and Technology in the Nineteenth Century (Herrin) 2002,

185pp

  • Designed for Dry Feet: Flood Protection and Land Reclamation in the Netherlands (Hoeksema)

2006, 148pp

This essay must comply with the following: 

  • The essay must be a personal analysis, critique, or commentary on what you learned and/or agreed/disagreed with. Essay should tie the book into your personal life experiences and/or career goals by including your personal viewpoints/thoughts. The essays must be entirely the your own original work.

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Surname 1
Today, 65% of Dutch land would be underwater if it was not for the Dutch
engineers’ brave and creative input. The water management engineering challenge saw
engineers build dikes, dams, windmills (polder mills) and introduced the use of steamdriven pumps to help in land reclamation, drainage, and flood protection efforts. Land
drainage and reclamation processes were completed in three stages: The 16th and 17th
centuries marked the first stage whereby lakes located in the North of Amsterdam were
drained and later reclaimed for farmers' use. Windmills were used during this period and
helped in pumping these lakes dry. During the 19th century, the second stage took part
where the Haarlemmermeer became the largest lake drained in the Netherlands. This
event was a landmark activity because windmills were steadily being abandoned and
replaced by powered pumps. Finally, the Zuiderzee tidal estuary’s draining and
reclamation in the 20th century marked the third stage of Dutch land drainage and
reclamation. This activity led to the reclamation of 1,650 square kilometers of new dry
sea-bottom lands (pg. 23).

The Dutch have faced unique water management challenges. These events
forced them to evolve their engineering skills continuously. This vast engineering feat
shows why the industry is regarded as a world innovator in construction and
infrastructure design. The innovative technologies and techniques used by the Dutch
masters over the centuries still put the Dutch at the forefront of dealing with sea-level
rise and flooding incidents. Robert Hoeksema’s book, Designed for Dry Feet, shows
that it is possible to engineer ourselves out of nature�...


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