It was suggested at the time that the failure of the dam to withstand the flood of 1910 was due to two causes. First, the great bulk of the hurriedly built concrete, some of which was laid in ...

Authorities said the partial failure of the abutment was caused ... in 1910 and is described by the county as a hollow concrete dam, founded on sandstone bedrock in a steep, U-shaped valley.

READ MORE: Rapidan Dam failure: County makes decision on future ... Civil engineers say concrete can last 50 to 100 years in dams, but maintenance is key. High water events in 1965, 2010, 2019 ...

And, generally, he said the multimillion dollar concrete auxiliary spillway — which resulted from the North Fork Dam Improvement Project, operational in 2021 — was designed and built to do exactly ...

Structural defects and contractor delays now threaten Uganda’s energy future Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Isimba ...

“We’ve been flying drones repeatedly on swaths upstream and downstream, looking at the changes in the river since the dam ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation should improve oversight and enforcement of compliance with the state’s dam safety regulations to guard against potential costly and life-threatening ...

MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/. The dam failure in Orsk happened due to untimely measures taken to maintain the hydraulic structure, the regional prosecutor’s office reported. "Due to untimely measures ...

And, generally, he said the multimillion dollar concrete auxiliary spillway ... built to do exactly what it did: Prevent the failure of the dam at North Fork. "Water Resources didn't 'release ...