Discuss the economies of scale (if any) that apply to building dams

What will be an ideal response?


Each dam is built in place, so that is not a place for economies of scale to act. It is
hard to see, in fact, how economies of scale could possibly work in dam construction.

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Fast moving, turbulent streams are highly erosive, they can

A) carry large sediment particles and a large volume of sediment. B) meander and flood into deltas. C) deposit only fine silts and muds. D) form U-shaped valleys from gullies.

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How large a pressure increase (in atm) must be applied to water if it is to be compressed in volume by 1.0%? The bulk modulus of water is 2.0 × 109 N/m2 and 1 atm = 1.0 × 105 N/m2

a. 50 atm b. 100 atm c. 1 100 atm d. 400 atm e. 200 atm

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