Dam Breaching: The Rest of the Story
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is evaluating the possibility of breaching four dams on the lower Snake River to improve salmon migration. Because significant infrastructure modifications...

The Columbia River Littoral Cell: A Sediment Budget Overview

Stepwise Flood Routing for Gated Reservoirs and Conjunctive Optimization of Hydroelectricity Income with Flood Losses
A six-stage operation policy for routing of flood hydrographs of return periods from 1.01 year up to the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) for dams having gated spillways is suggested. The...

Traditional Engineering Takes a Turn for the Future Decommissioning Dams and Restoring Ecological Integrity
(No paper) This paper will address the emerging shift evaluating the true value of dams and the importance of including the costs of the initial construction and investments required for...

Instrumentation of Embankment Dams and Levees
Technical Engineering and Design Guides, as adapted from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, No. 26. Whether analyzing data to determine the competency...

For the Duration
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers developed a new grouting method called duration grouting when constructing the foundations for the Portugues Dam in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The site is marked...

Construction Control for Earth and Rockfill Dams
Technical Engineering and Design Guides, as adapted from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, No. 27 This manual provides critical guidance for constructors...

Steel or Concrete Arch Likely for Hoover Dam Bypass

Oregon Governor Backs Dam Removal

Dam Removal and Power Loss

Quality and Construction Inspection? Heavy Civil Industry: Dams and Waterways

Rockfill Dams

Rockfill Dams

The Columbia River: Hydropower, Salmon and Water Policy

Coordination of Drift Management at Bluestone Lake

Defending Rockfill Dams

Operation and Performance of Reservoir Release Improvements at 16 TVA Dams

Flood Control Effects of Hwachon Dam in Connection with Peace Dam

Sedimentation Study of Loyalhanna Lake Using a Digital Terrain Model

Risk-Based Decision Making for Dam Safety

 

 

 

 

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