Why are enormous arch dams found in narrow mountain canyons while smaller dams rarely use the same curved design? Civil engineer Grady Hillhouse from Practical Engineering investigates the physics ...

The public has a rare chance to explore the Wachusett Dam and Reservoir on Sunday.

Bullards Bar Dam with Bentley’s iTwin can create a real-time, multi-sensor monitoring system for the Yuba Water Agency. Image: Image Courtesy: Yuba Water Agency. The calm waters behind a dam belie its ...

Study by civil engineers finds that the history of the Jagersfontein dam deviates from best engineering practice. On 11 September 2022, a diamond mine waste storage facility, known as a tailings dam, ...

Satellite imagery after the catastrophic flooding that struck the city of Derna. Satellite image (c) 2023 Maxar Technologies/Getty Images Dams are usually built to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. America's dams are aging, and in many areas heavy rain storms are happening more often. Dam engineers who have studied recent ...

Specialized inspection and rescue vessel supports dam safety operations at Shenango Dam in Pennsylvania LAS VEGAS, March 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SAFE Structure Design, a U.S.-based defense and ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is upgrading the risk classification of the Oahe Dam in central South Dakota. The dam moved from “high” to “very high” risk, according to a new report.

For our nations’ first engineering force, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, dams and the massive reservoirs of fresh water they preserve, have become an essential element of its overall mission. Allen ...

Pennsylvania began draining High Point Lake in Somerset County ahead of schedule after engineers found seepage at the dam’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 6—MITCHELL — Updated watershed data suggests more water could come into Lake Mitchell for a once-in-a-millennium rain storm, ...

Growing up, we got to play with all kinds of things in miniature. Cars, horses, little LEGO houses, the lot. What we didn’t get is a serious education with miniature-sized dams. This recreation of the ...