An interim report from the Association of State Dam Safety Officials reports that a clear factor in the failures of two dams built in the 1920s was static liquefaction (flow) instability of saturated, ...
LANSING, MI — A sudden loss of soil strength under saturated conditions likely caused the catastrophic failure of the Edenville Dam near Midland last spring, according to an investigation report ...
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MIDLAND COUNTY, Mich. – What caused Boyce Hydro’s Edenville Dam to fail on May 19 of 2020? Last year mid-Michigan saw severe weather that contributed to the failures of two dams, causing devastating ...
With the first Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) deadline approaching in August 2023, SRK Consulting is delving into the key areas that engineers should be focusing on to comply ...