There has long been a concern among civil engineers that dams could fail days or weeks after an earthquake, even if no immediate evidence of a problem surfaced. Their concern has focused on possible ...

Dam engineering is entirely linked to civil engineering, which acts as the mother branch for structural and load-bearing ...

The massive failure of the Oroville Dam’s main spillway in February involved two dozen potential design and maintenance problems, including thin concrete, inadequate reinforcing steel and weaknesses ...

Steven Thurgood and Lidija Špiranec from Leica Geosystems, explore how the right monitoring solution enables dam operators to ...

A team investigating the Oroville Dam spillway breach in February said it has not seen evidence that a comprehensive review of its construction and design has ever been conducted since it was built ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Every region of the country seems to have its own dangerous waterway. In the Quad City region, it seems the Milan Steel Dam is the number one spot. Below are just a few of the stories ...

Work on raising Anderson Ranch Dam will start slightly later than anticipated based on new designs, according to U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials. Construction is now expected to start in early to ...

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) Board of Trustees could vote Thursday (April 7) on a $1.48 million pre-design services contract for the removal of Horseshoe ...

NATICK — The town is gearing up to remove the Charles River Dam in South Natick, with officials currently working on permitting and design. Over the past few weeks, town officials have discussed how ...

The delivery date for submissions in the Denver Art Museum‘s Open for Design community challenge is closing in. Have you been dragging your feet because you just don’t know how to come up with a ...