As the world struggles to improve its critical infrastructure, many are seeking out non-destructive testing (NDT) methods that can help to accurately determine what can be repaired and what needs to ...

Hoover Dam, dedicated 90 years ago, is an engineering marvel that provides electricity, water, and flood control to the ...

Concrete dam engineering involves a multidisciplinary approach to ensure structural integrity, durability and safety. Recent advancements have focused on understanding the complex interplay between ...

It’s the world’s tallest concrete-faced rockfill dam and was completed using full-scale intelligent technology and ...

The arched concrete Salinas Dam was built for an estimated cost of $2.5 million. It was the first large-scale water project in San Luis Obispo County, and it was constructed on the Salinas River in an ...

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 ...

When California’s Oroville Dam spillway cracked open, it unleashed one of the most dangerous infrastructure crises in U.S. history. Uplift forces, weak concrete, and poor oversight combined to push ...

Around this time, 89 years ago, the Hoover Dam began supplying electricity to the city of Los Angeles. Finished in 1935 and located along the Nevada and Arizona state lines, the concrete arch ...

Approximately 30 trucks daily will deliver materials to the West Irish Street entrance as crews work 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. six days a week through November to complete critical concrete placement.

Preliminary assessments suggest the dam failure resulted from prolonged heavy rainfall, which caused the water flow to surge ...