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Manufactured by:Dam-It Dams, Inc. based inGrand Blanc, MICHIGAN (USA)
Residential flood barriers are becoming increasingly important to protect your home from rising water levels. Due to the massive aftermath of 2018 hurricane season in tandem with the much debated issue of global warming (or greenhouse effects), many have found their neighborhoods and communities submerged in devastating levels of flood water or the consequences of flood waters. Flooding is ...
Manufactured by:Dam-It Dams, Inc. based inGrand Blanc, MICHIGAN (USA)
For centuries, sand bags and man-made earthen barriers were used to hold back sudden increases in water levels that threaten homes and buildings around the globe. Unfortunately, these types of water barriers are time consuming, labor intensive and often prone to failure. Most experts agree cofferdams are the best solution for flood control; and Dam-It Dams cofferdams are a preferred choice ...
Manufactured by:Dam-It Dams, Inc. based inGrand Blanc, MICHIGAN (USA)
When is a water control structure necessary? Regardless of type, the major purpose of these water control structures is to control the flow of water. Today’s temporary water structures are used either to redirect the flow of heavy waters, to hold back flood waters, and also to providing a dry environment for working on a short-term project. Through Dewatering, Diversion and/or Damming, any ...
Manufactured by:Dam-It Dams, Inc. based inGrand Blanc, MICHIGAN (USA)
From prehistoric beaver dams to modern cofferdams, temporary water barriers have provided the means to contain waterways and/or control their flow and direction. For the beaver, they also were ...
Manufactured by:Dam-It Dams, Inc. based inGrand Blanc, MICHIGAN (USA)
Preventing potentially toxic substances from entering clean water is the foremost priority of project managers. Sewage treatment, or wastewater treatment, plants remove contaminants from wastewater by means of physical, chemical, and biological processes. This is where our 3-D’s (Damming, Dewatering, and Diversion) come in to ...
Manufactured by:Dam-It Dams, Inc. based inGrand Blanc, MICHIGAN (USA)
There are many different examples of water containment barriers including booms, pneumatic, hydraulic containment, permeable reactive barriers, and berms, among others. There are two basic categories of water containment barriers – temporary and permanent. Temporary water containment barriers are primarily used to hold back flood waters or to provide a dry environment for a project to ...
Manufactured by:Dam-It Dams, Inc. based inGrand Blanc, MICHIGAN (USA)
Since ancient times sandbag water barriers and constructed dams have aided in retaining and managing water from rivers, lakes, streams, ponds and flooding. Unfortunately, these temporary dams took a lot of time to build, were prone to failure and oftentimes were unreliable. In recent years however, levees and water filled portable cofferdams have used new technology that dramatically reduces ...
Manufactured by:Dam-It Dams, Inc. based inGrand Blanc, MICHIGAN (USA)
Cofferdam can be defined as an enclosure built within a body of water. They are constructed to make it possible for that enclosed region to be pumped out. The area that is pumped out creates a dry environment which allows for work to kick off. These enclosed cofferdams are commonly used in the construction or repair of bridges, oil platforms, pipelines, river crossings, flooding, etc. and other ...
Manufactured by:Dam-It Dams, Inc. based inGrand Blanc, MICHIGAN (USA)
A History Leading to Water Inflated Cofferdams. When it comes to the process of controlling or halting the flow of water, mankind was NOT the pioneer on the subject. While water inflated cofferdams may be the best solution, it wasn’t the first. We have the common beaver to thank for that groundbreaking discovery! Early on in history, dams were inspired by beavers who encouraged man to use ...
Manufactured by:Dam-It Dams, Inc. based inGrand Blanc, MICHIGAN (USA)
A temporary cofferdam is erected to separate water from a work site to create a more safe working environment. It is installed to permit damming, diversion, and/or dewatering to allow for construction in a dry area. The dam should have walls of an appropriate height to prevent water from entering the site. From prehistoric beaver dams to modern cofferdams, temporary water barriers have provided ...
Manufactured by:Dam-It Dams, Inc. based inGrand Blanc, MICHIGAN (USA)
Temporary water dams (Temporary Water Barriers) are used as water controlling measures, typically when some construction task needs to be completed on a waterbed. The contractors will buy the temporary water dam, and place it around the areas where they need to put up a structure, such as a bridge. The temporary water dam will prevent the water from covering the area, and once the area dries up, ...
Manufactured by:Dam-It Dams, Inc. based inGrand Blanc, MICHIGAN (USA)
A portable cofferdam is a pre-fabricated water barrier that can be transported to and installed at a project site, oftentimes in response to an imminent or emergency flood situation. Traditional barriers such as sandbags and levees do not qualify as a portable cofferdams because they must be fabricated on site. Dam-It Dams, Inc. is one of the few manufacturers in the world that manufactures, ...