"The vertiginous [[Hoover Dam]], located in a gorge southeast of [[Las Vegas]], re**quired about 3.4 million cubic meters of concrete and 20,000 tons of reinforcing steel, twice as much plate and pipe steel, and 8,000 tons of structural steel.**" ([Location 1981](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=1981)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[steel]], [[concrete]], [[data-analytics]], **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]