There has long been a concern among civil engineers that dams could fail days or weeks after an earthquake, even if no immediate evidence of a problem surfaced. Their concern has focused on possible ...

Construction of the Polihali Dam in Lesotho continues to progress steadily with the project reaching its first major ...

The massive failure of the Oroville Dam’s main spillway in February involved two dozen potential design and maintenance problems, including thin concrete, inadequate reinforcing steel and weaknesses ...

A team investigating the Oroville Dam spillway breach in February said it has not seen evidence that a comprehensive review of its construction and design has ever been conducted since it was built ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Every region of the country seems to have its own dangerous waterway. In the Quad City region, it seems the Milan Steel Dam is the number one spot. Below are just a few of the stories ...

Work on raising Anderson Ranch Dam will start slightly later than anticipated based on new designs, according to U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials. Construction is now expected to start in early to ...

The company said it hadn't abandoned earlier plans, the focus of a Minnesota DNR review on whether the mining permit should be denied. Plans for the NorthMet project include building dams to increase ...

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) Board of Trustees could vote Thursday (April 7) on a $1.48 million pre-design services contract for the removal of Horseshoe ...

Design flaws, construction shortcomings and maintenance errors caused the Oroville Dam spillway to break apart in February, according to an independent analysis by Robert Bea for the Center for ...