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JACOB HENRICK DOUMA
JACOB HENRICK DOUMA
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He was chief of the Hydraulic Design Branch in the Corps of Engineers from 1961 to 1975 and then became chief of the combined Hydraulic and Hydrology Branch, a position he held until his retirement in 1979. Douma made many contributions that improved and made more cost-efficient the federal water projects that now dot -- and helped shape -- the American landscape.
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At the University of California, Berkeley, he excelled in his studies, was tapped for Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, and became president of the Berkeley chapter in the fall of his senior year. His principal mentors at Berkeley were Morrough O'Brien and Bernard Etchevary, his favorite professor, whose practical, project-oriented approach he found particularly appealing.
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After about a year he became section chief and oversaw the design of numerous debris and flood-control dams and channels, including the San Gabriel River channel and Prado Dam. One of his most important innovations was the application of high-speed highway design to high-velocity flood-control channels to create spiral transitions between straight sections and curves like the ones in professional race tracks or toboggan runs.
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, which Congress authorized in 1970, to answer numerous questions about the impact of dredging on the environment. Jake's expertise was recognized in his appointment as consultant on a large number of national and international water projects, including Guayaquil Harbor (Ecuador)
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The land included a stream which provided irrigation water. The house was their own design, and he was the architect while she was the prime contractor.
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