The extreme rainfall of October 2015 in South Carolina generated numerous dam failures and spawned the flood of record at most U.S. Geological Survey stream gauges. Detailed field sampling and ...

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

Yida Zhang is deeply passionate about assessing the stability of dams, but his approach is unconventional. Rather than studying the large aging structures, his research zeroes in on the tiny sand ...

Long before he became an associate professor of Civil Engineering and an expert on the effects of earthquakes on dams, Richard “Richie” Armstrong was a young man in Canada, dreaming about California.

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The arduous task of cleaning up from catastrophic flooding is underway across the Northeast after storms stretched the region’s flood control systems nearly to the breaking point. Managing these flood ...

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The Tennessee Valley Authority's dam safety team is celebrating the performance of Nolichucky Dam, though leaders say the surrounding landscape will take years to restore after the 111-year-old ...

Eliminating obsolete or unsafe dams could help bolster community safety amid climate-induced weather extremes, watershed experts are recommending. Storms and floods have intensified in both frequency ...

June 10 – The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the ...