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American Dams Weren't Built for Today's Climate-Charged Rain and Floods.

• Authors : Pierre-Louis, Kendra (AUTHOR); Kaufman, Leslie (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *ENVIRONMENTAL engineering; *HYDROELECTRIC power plants; STRUCTURAL failuresAMERICAN Society of Civil Engineers

• Source: Claims Journal. 10/3/2024, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.

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Vale knew Brazil dam was unstable more than a decade before collapse: Report finds minin giant failed to mitigate risks.

Subjects: *DAM failures; *TAILINGS dams; *INTEGRATED waste managementBRAZIL

• Source: TCE: The Chemical Engineer. Apr2020, Issue 946, p10-11. 2p.

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Model tests and numerical simulation of overtopping-induced breach process of the asphalt concrete core dam.

• Authors : Yang, Meng¹ (AUTHOR); Zhong, Qiming^1,2,3 (AUTHOR) ; Hu, Liang⁴ (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *ASPHALT concrete; *DAM failures; *STRUCTURAL failuresXINJIANG Uygur Zizhiqu (China)

• Source: Engineering Failure Analysis. Mar2024, Vol. 157, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.

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Soggy cereal gives clues to how rock dams collapse: Cereal 'ricequakes' could help scientists predict when bigger structures will fall.

• Authors : Brookshire, Bethany

Subjects: DAM failures; GRAIN; MODELS & modelmaking

• Source: Science News for Students. 1/4/2019, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. 3 Color Photographs.

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SPH–DEM modeling overtopping failure of earthfill dams.

• Authors : Su, Zhengyang^1,2,3 (AUTHOR); Wang, Shun^1,2 (AUTHOR); Li, Dianqing^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *EARTH dams; *DAM failures; *STRUCTURAL failures

• Source: Acta Geotechnica. Feb2024, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p953-970. 18p.

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Discussion of “Numerical Prediction of Dam-Break Flows in General Geometries with Complex Bed Topography” by Jian G. Zhou, Derek M. Causon, Clive G. Mingham, and David M. Ingram.

• Authors : Frazão, Sandra Soares¹ ; Zech, Yves²

Subjects: *DAM failures; *STRUCTURAL failures; *DAMS

• Source: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. Sep2005, Vol. 131 Issue 9, p830-832. 3p.

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Constraining the timing of the most recent cataclysmic flood event from ice-dammed lakes in the Russian Altai Mountains, Siberia, using cosmogenic in situ 10Be.

• Authors : Reuther, Anne U.; Herget, Jurgen; Lvy-Ochs, Susan

Subjects: CONSTRAINTS (Physics); DAM failures; NATURAL disastersALTAI Mountains; ARCTIC Ocean

• Source: Geology. Nov2006, Vol. 34 Issue 11, p913-916. 4p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart.

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Probabilistic mapping and sensitivity assessment of dam-break flood hazard.

• Authors : Rizzo, Carmine¹ (AUTHOR); Maranzoni, Andrea¹ (AUTHOR) ; D'Oria, Marco¹ (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *DAM failures; *STRUCTURAL failures; *FLOOD warning systemsITALY

• Source: Hydrological Sciences Journal/Journal des Sciences Hydrologiques. Apr2023, Vol. 68 Issue 5, p700-718. 19p.

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Dam concerns.

Subjects: DAM failures; DIVERSION structures (Hydraulic engineering); STRUCTURAL failuresMOSUL (Iraq); IRAQ

• Source: International Construction. Nov2007, Vol. 46 Issue 9, p7-7. 1/4p.

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On the seismic performance evaluation of dam-foundation-reservoir system for the effect of frequency content and foundation flexibility.

• Authors : Tidke, Aniket R.¹ (AUTHOR); Adhikary, Shrabony¹ (AUTHOR); Noroozinejad Farsangi, Ehsan^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *DAM failures; *RESERVOIRS; *GRAVITY dams

• Source: Ocean Engineering. Mar2022, Vol. 247, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.

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