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

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 ...

On the crisp winter mornings of Jan. 23 and 29, the quiet, snow-draped landscape surrounding Libby Dam, in Libby, Montana, transformed into a living ...

LEXINGTON, S.C. — Nearly a century after its construction began, the Dreher Shoals Dam — better known as the Lake Murray Dam — has been officially recognized as a National Historic Civil Engineering ...

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the U.S., has made national headlines recently. The reservoir which lies across Nevada and Arizona is formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River. And its water ...

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, ...

The two-day International Conference on Dam Safety (ICDS) 2026, which commenced on 13th February 2026 with a high-level inaugural and plenary programme, followed by technical and industrial ...

Syphon Reservoir, located in Irvine, Calif., will undergo a significant capital improvement upgrade with engineers COWI and GFT securing a $25M contract for construction management. The Irvine Ranch ...

On a cold, gray day in late March, the mountains on the drive to the Yusufeli hydroelectric dam project site in northeastern Turkey seem ominous. With the highest of these rising more than 3,000 ...

PICO RIVERA - A flood control dam in Pico Rivera could fail in a huge flood, endangering 500,000 people between Whittier and Seal Beach, it was reported today. The Whittier Daily News says the ...

Engineers for the City of Newton have chosen a plan to repair the Bullough’s Pond Dam in Newtonville, according to an update given to the Newton Public Facilities Committee on Wednesday. The dam at ...

PITTSFIELD — The Bel Air Dam was built in 1832 to power a Pittsfield mill. The mill is long gone. But the dam remains — slowly failing, posing an increasing threat. The dam has shown “substantial and ...