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Ethiopia: a controversial hydroelectric dam, built on the Blue Nile River, starts generating power

A hydroelectric dam, built on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia, will officially begin generating power on Sunday as the construction project reaches 80% completion. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Da...

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Water diversion dam is under construction in Afghan province

The construction work for a water diversion dam has been launched in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, the local government said on Wednesday January 19. With a total cost of 14 million af...

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Kunzvi Dam project: preliminary works to supply Zimbabwe capital with water

A project of 109 million U.S. dollar is on course by the Chinese company Nanchang Engineering. The project aims to construct Kunzvi Dam in Goromonzi District, Mashonaland East Province, which will pr...

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New Hydro Dams Amid Europe Power Crunch are considered by Switzerland

Switzerland is considering building new hydroelectric dams amid a squeeze on European energy supplies that’s caused a surge in prices. The Federal Office of Energy will meet on Monday to consider a...

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Raising Warragamba Dam wall reduces the risk of a 'catastrophic' flooding

Raising the wall of the dam is essential for reducing the risk of "catastrophic flooding" in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley, Sydney’s west, according to Floodplain Management Australia (FMA). A seco...

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The Upper and Lower San Fernando Dams: 50 Years of Advances in Seismic Analysis of Dams Potentially Susceptible to Seismic Soil Liquefaction

Prof. Raymond Seed of UC Berkeley, in an invited lecturer as part of EERI Sacramento Chapter on December 2nd 2021 presents some of his latest work with colleagues on the analysis of the upper and low...

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Bentley YII 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure: Finalists in Geotechnical Engineering Project Delivery

Finalists in this industry category demonstrate excellence and significant digital advancements. Under each finalist, you will find the link to the corresponding video presentation to learn more and...

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Dam in Villupuram breaks down for second time in a year after heavy rains

A check dam constructed across the Thenpennai river at Thalavanur in Villupuram district, India, broke down on November 9th in the wake of incessant rainfall, officials said. This is the second tim...

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Two-dimensional probabilistic slope stability analysis of Fundão dam

Introduction In this paper, Linda Inêz Garcia Bessa and Gilson de F. N. Gitirana Jr. from Universidade Federal de Goiás in Brazil, as well as Bentley Systems Geotechnical Strategic Advisor Murray...

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Heavy rains in India's Kerala state trigger floods and landslides, at least 27 casualties

Flash floods and landslides occurred after the torrential rains that hit southern India in the weekend 16,17 October. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), this year’s October wa...

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