The slope between the dam’s foundation and ... consisted of 40% fly ash—a composition that is different than that described in the generic existing guidelines for concrete dams at ICOLD ...

The larger upstream one was impressive in itself, at 98 ft high, containing 568,000 cu yd of earthfill and 157,000 cu ft of rock, with its upstream slope faced with a concrete slab.

It led engineers to include the risk of slope instability above the reservoir in their ... the concrete Hoover Dam, because it is so robust and wide. What made the Kakhovka dam vulnerable ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Failure of the Austin Dam ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 105 No. 16 (October 1911), p. 331 doi:10.1038 ...

The Department of Public Works and Highways completes a P9.6-million slope protection project, which includes the ...

But even concrete spillways can’t guarantee safety under extreme conditions. In 1983 officials had to take drastic, emergency action to avert a catastrophe at Glen Canyon Dam, the second-highest ...

Members of the new regional water works board on Monday are to discuss halting a structural repair project on Lake Purdy Dam ...

The concrete edifice spanning Letchworth Canyon helps protect the northern reaches of the Genesee River, including Rochester, from flooding. Mount Morris Dam is considered a dry dam as it doesn ...