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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After the $160 million Lake Houston Dam Spillway Improvement Project was delayed until at least summer 2028, Coastal Water Authority officials are looking to make repairs to the existing dam structure ...

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 ...

The company said it hadn't abandoned earlier plans, the focus of a Minnesota DNR review on whether the mining permit should be denied. Plans for the NorthMet project include building dams to increase ...

Preparatory works are in full swing to resume dam construction for the 1,200 MW Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project.

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 ...

Design flaws, construction shortcomings and maintenance errors caused the Oroville Dam spillway to break apart in February, according to an independent analysis by Robert Bea for the Center for ...