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Tangeværket Dam

Tangeværket Dam is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tangeværket Dam rather than just read about it. In short: The Tangevaerket Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Gudenå River just east of the village of Tange in Viborg Municipality, Denmark. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it supports a 3.3 MW power station which is the largest in the nation.

Key takeaways

Tangeværket Dam belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Tangeværket Dam to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Tangeværket Dam from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Tangevaerket Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Gudenå River just east of the village of Tange in Viborg Municipality, Denmark. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it supports a 3.3 MW power station which is the largest in the nation. The dam and power station were designed by Kristian Thomsen and S. A. Angelo in 1909. Construction did not begin until an agreement was reached with the Gudenå Commission. To build the dam, 500 men moved, by hand, about 300,000 m3 (390,000 cu yd) of earth. The power station was commissioned on 20 December 1920 and the reservoir flooded five homes and 22 farms. Its inauguration occurred on 8 January 1921. To produce power, water from the reservoir moves down a 500 m (1,600 ft) long and 6 m (20 ft) deep channel to the power station which houses three 1.1 MW Francis turbine-generators. The dam is also equipped with a fish ladder. The power station's original concession for power production was set for 80 years. The concession has since been prolonged several times. Last in 2015 where it was prolonged by another 30 years.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tangeværket Dam

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tangeværket Dam claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tangeværket Dam before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tangeværket Dam ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tangeværket Dam

In research: Tangeværket Dam appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tangeværket Dam in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tangeværket Dam is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1921 establishments in Denmark, Buildings and structures in Viborg Municipality, Dams completed in 1921, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tangeværket Dam outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Tangeværket Dam in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Tangeværket Dam in simple terms?

Why does Tangeværket Dam matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Tangeværket Dam?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

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