Displaying Items By Tag: United States
News on United States
China directs attention to solar and wind power: Beginning of an end for vast dam projects
China is leaning towards utilizing wind and solar power, something that will alter the country's strategy on mega-dam projects. China has great potential for hydropower generation. Its rivers flow fr...
Read More
History of the Hoover Dam
Introduction Hoover Dam is the tallest arch dam constructed in the United States and forms one of the largest artificial reservoirs worldwide. The facility was initially named Boulder Dam but the...
Read More
Michigan dam failures raise concerns about United States deteriorating infrastructure
On May 19, 2020, two dams in Michigan breached causing extensive flooding and infrastructure damage, and raising questions about the United States deteriorating dam structures. Both earth dams were l...
Read More
Two Michigan dams breached causing extensive flooding and massive evacuations
- May, 19, 2020
- Dam Engineering Earth / Rockfill Dams Groundwater & Seepage News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Michigan, Beaverton
Thousands of people have been evacuated after 2 dams in Michigan breached following heavy rainfalls. Both the Edenville and the Sanford dams, distanced about 11 kilometers apart and situated 225 kilo...
Read More
The largest earthquake in 66 years struck Nevada
- May, 15, 2020
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Engineering Seismology
- United States, Nevada, Tonopah
A M 6.5 earthquake that hit on Friday, May 15, 2020 is the largest one to occur in Nevada since 1954. The temblor struck at 4:03 a.m. local time on May 15, 2020, 56 kilometers west of Tonopah, a tow...
Read More