Study by civil engineers finds that the history of the Jagersfontein dam deviates from best engineering practice. On 11 September 2022, a diamond mine waste storage facility, known as a tailings dam, ...

To support Ukraine’s efforts to manage flood damage resulting from the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in 2023, the IAEA ...

Eighty-six years after America's worst civil engineering disaster, the lessons appear painfully obvious. Engineers now know that each big project has its own set of unique challenges; there's no ...

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 ...

The Hoover Dam is one of the most remarkable engineering projects ever built, overcoming significant technical and environmental challenges of its time. Careful planning, construction innovations, and ...

They say every dam has its day, and Saturday, Sept. 10 was that day for the Salmon Creek Dam in Juneau as it was recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a National Historic Civil ...

Explore the history and significance of Troy's Federal Dam, a key engineering marvel built in 1913, supporting navigation on ...

The Salmon Creek Dam is receiving some much-deserved recognition as the first constant angle concrete arch dam in the country. It is now being dedicated as a National Historic Civil Engineering ...

Two major earthquakes and 130 years later, the Crystal Springs Dam has finally been honored with a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark designation, recognizing the nation’s largest concrete ...

In a major milestone after years of delays and cost increases, the Santa Clara Valley Water District has approved a construction contract to tear down and rebuild Anderson Dam, the largest dam in ...

On Oct. 22, students from CU Boulder's engineering geology class (CVEN 3698) embarked on a field trip to explore the Chimney Hollow Dam project, an active construction site located to the west of ...