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Hayward Baker will be at " Dam Safety 2017 "
Come and visit Hayward Baker at Dam Safety 2017 at J.W. Marriott San Antonio Hill Country, San Antonio, TX, on September 10-14 2017. Dam Safety 2017 is the leading conference in the United States...
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California is blowing up Oroville Dam’s spillway in order to replace it
- Jun, 08, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Dam Engineering
- Oroville Dam, Oroville, CA, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The main spillway of Lake Oroville Dam, California, whose major damage in February 2017 threatened the region with flooding and forced 200,000 people to evacuate, is now being demolished. Damage ca...
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Dam collapse in Paraguay causes major flooding (video)
- Apr, 10, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Dam Engineering
- Itapua, Paraguay
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The dam of San Benito Lake in Paraguay's Itapúa department breached on April 9, 2017, leading to a major flash flooding event, that broke the Graneros del Sur road in two. Authorities said the...
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Cowi employs drones for dam surveys in Zambia
- Mar, 07, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Dam Engineering Geomatics
- Zambia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The company is using the drones for topographical measurements regarding the construction of 100 dams in the African country. The construction project is financed by the World Bank and the African...
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Reconnaissance Report on 2016 M 5.8 Pawnee, Oklahoma Earthquake announced
- Oct, 27, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Liquefaction Engineering Dam Engineering Levees Settlements Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, just published the reconnaissance report of the 2016 M 5.8 Pawnee, Oklahoma earthq...
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Energy Plant Dam Collapses Due to Flooding in North Carolina (video)
- Oct, 12, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Dam Engineering
- Wayne County, North Carolina
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On Wednesday, October 12th, a dam broke at the Duke Energy H.F. Lee plant causing one of its cooling ponds to mingle with the floodwater. The dam was damaged by the heavy flooding from Hurricane Ma...
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May 31st is National Dam Safety Awareness Day in America
On the May 31st we commemorate the significant role dams play in American life. From providing nearly half of the nation's clean, renewable electricity, water supplies, and access to water for agricul...
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Potential Mosul Dam Failure Puts Millions at Risk
- May, 23, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Dam Engineering
- Mosul, Iraq
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Mosul Dam on the Tigris River in northern Iraq is the largest Dam in the country and provides power to nearly two million people. According to engineers, the dam is at serious risk of collapse and...
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Chemical Weathering Deteriorating Mosul Dam
The Mosul Dam, Iraq's largest dam, is structurally unsound and is presenting a serious risk to all of downtown Iraq. The Army Corps of Engineers found in 2007 that the dam had a exceptionally hi...
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Measurand’s Longest SAA Installation
- Dec, 02, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Dam Engineering Tailings Dams
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The first of Measurand’s 150 metre long SAAs has been installed in one of the world’s largest tailings dams at Zelazny Most, Poland, in October 2015. Zelazny Most tailing pond, located near a town wi...
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