On October 30th, after three-and-a-half years of renovation, the Vukovar Water Tower, one of the most recognizable symbols of Vukovar's defense in the 1991 Croatian Homeland War, was officially ...

Designed by architect L.P. Wolff, the tower was the first all-concrete elevated water depository used by a municipality in the U.S. Concrete was decided on versus steel, as the railroad agreed to ...

Hydrology and water pressure dictate many of the parameters of a water tower’s design, which is why many (but not all) appear to be lollipops, large bulbs of steel or concrete stacked on a spindle.

Exploring the key considerations for fiber-reinforced concrete, including its design, specifications, application, and how to properly finish the product.

The local water system sprang a leak, and the city had to tap into its backup water supply, about 525,000 gallons stored in a utilitarian UFO-shaped concrete water tower near the center of town.

So what is the towering reinforced concrete pile driven into the seabed in Alamitos Bay, between Mother’s Beach and Marine Stadium — and what’s its backstory?

A $3.1 million water line improvement project was approved Nov. 14 by the Plano City Council. The project includes Frontier Lane, Sparrows Point Drive, Sparrows Point Court, Webster Drive, Keenan ...

An aging concrete water tower unused by the City of Waukegan for more than 50 years was becoming shelter for squatters who were breaking into the locked building. A crew is now at work demolishing it.

The water tower belongs to the department of utilities and holds part of the city’s water supply. The outer shell of the tower stands at 124 feet tall and can hold 3 million gallons of water in ...

To resist winds, 44-story Mutual of Omaha tower will have reinforced concrete 'shear core' Joe Dejka May 7, 2024 May 7, 2024 Updated Jun 11, 2025; 0; ×. Mutual of Omaha tower will ...