Study by civil engineers finds that the history of the Jagersfontein dam deviates from best engineering practice. On 11 September 2022, a diamond mine waste storage facility, known as a tailings dam, ...

They say every dam has its day, and Saturday, Sept. 10 was that day for the Salmon Creek Dam in Juneau as it was recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a National Historic Civil ...

The Salmon Creek Dam is receiving some much-deserved recognition as the first constant angle concrete arch dam in the country. It is now being dedicated as a National Historic Civil Engineering ...

U.S. dam safety frameworks have helped to prevent major calamities, but the May collapse of the 95-year-old Edenville Dam in Michigan illustrates that key failure risks remain—often involving many ...

In civil engineering, “Hydraulic Shadowing” refers to areas downstream that would flood if a specific dam failed. Typically used only by qualified engineers conducting DFAs (Dam Failure Analyses), the ...

Concrete dam engineering involves a multidisciplinary approach to ensure structural integrity, durability and safety. Recent advancements have focused on understanding the complex interplay between ...

Click here if you are unable to view this gallery on a mobile device. OROVILLE — The American Society of Civil Engineers has recognized the Oroville Dam rebuild as one of 10 outstanding civil ...

A Wolffkran Wolff 7534.16 tower crane is mounted on a portal to allow traffic to pass underneath on a dam in France ...

HAKODATE, Hokkaido -- With the beauty and grandeur of a Western castle wall, the Sasanagare Dam in this northern Japan city celebrated its 100th anniv･･･ ...

On Oct. 22, students from CU Boulder's engineering geology class (CVEN 3698) embarked on a field trip to explore the Chimney Hollow Dam project, an active construction site located to the west of ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced that it has begun taking applications for $7.5 billion in credit assistance from a new program that aims to help nonfederal government agencies, ...