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News on Dams
Belo Monte Dam in Brazil to become 3rd largest dam in the world!
- May, 03, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Dam Engineering
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- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
With engineers calling it "the most daring project under way in Brazil", the Belo Monte Dam in Amazonia, will have a year operating capacity of 4,500 megawatts, which was rediced to a third of its ini...
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Dam in Buckeye Lake to be replaced
- Mar, 23, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Dam Engineering Slope Stability
- Buckeye Lake, Ohio
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Ohio governor committed to rebuild the Buckeye Lake dam to adress the significant flooding risks associated with the aging embankment, which has been showing signs of decay during the past decad...
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[Video]: Watch a civil engineer's display on dams for elementary school Career Day!
Grady Hillhouse, a civil engineer specialized in dams and large hydraulic structures, prepared a display for an elementary school Career Day to explain the basic principles of dam function! Watch the...
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Elwha River Project: learn about the effects of the largest dam removal in the U.S. history!
Five peer-reviewed papers written by government, tribal and university researchers, scientifically establish the effects of the Elwha River dam removal. The Elwha Project is the largest dam remov...
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Numerical study verifies use of soil filters to enhance dam's earthquake resistance
- Jul, 25, 2014
- Other News Dam Engineering Erosion Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A sophisticated numerical study comes to verify the engineering practice regarding the use of soil filters in dams' earthquake protection. The specific method has been in use for over half a century,...
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