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Submit your geotechnical project for the Year in Infrastructure (YII) 2020 Awards

The Year in Infrastructure 2020 Conference, to be held from October 12-15 in Vancouver Conversion Centre will conclude with the Year in Infrastructure 2020 Awards gala and ceremony, where the winners...

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Study suggests the construction of 2 vast dams in the North Sea to protect Europe from floods

According to scientists, as seawater level rises due to climate change, a plan to address flooding in northern Europe is to construct 2 vast dams in the North Sea. A new study, which will be publishe...

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Mississippi's Oktibbeha County Lake Dam found vulnerable to failure

The Oktibbeha County Lake Dam located in eastern Mississippi is prone to collapse due to intense precipitation that struck the region. According to an official statement issued on January 14, 2020, t...

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Dam failure due to heavy rainfall in South Carolina

A dam located in Aiken County, South Carolina, burst after a long period of rainfall struck the surrounding area. The incident occurred on Monday, December 23, 2019. According to Chris Rohrbach, a me...

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High water level blamed for Vale's dam collapse in Brazil

According to experts, the catastrophic failure of Vale's mining waste dam was caused by high water level. In January 2019, the 86-meter high dam located in the state of Minas Gerais, collapsed trigge...

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Over 1,680 dams in the United States are considered to be high hazard

According to extended research conducted by the Associated Press, 1,688 dams located in 44 states and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico are in poor or unsatisfactory condition. In March 2019, Spence...

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Dam collapse in Siberia results in 15 casualties

At least 15 workers died after a dam collapsed flooding a gold mine in Siberia, Russia. The gold mine is located in the Krasnoyarsk district of Russia, 160 kilometers south of Krasnoyarsk city,  The...

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Repair works at Whaley bridge dam may last for up to 3 years

The repair works to rebuilt the disintegrated Whaley bridge dam located at Toddbrook Reservoir, Derbyshire, U.K., may last for 3 whole years. The dam was highly damaged and partially collapsed after...

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Dams storage in Syndey drops below 50% for the first time in 15 years

For the first time since 2004, the levels of Sydney's dams have dropped below 50%. In May 2004, the dam levels dipped below 50% during the 2000s drought, also known as the Millennium drought, an exte...

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Potential dam collapse in U.K.: Authorities evacuated an entire town

Authorities have evacuated an entire town in Derbyshire, U.K., after a reservoir's dam suffered critical damage on August 1, 2019. The earth dam partially collapsed after intense rainfall struck Nort...

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