Dam Safety Engineer Articles & Analysis
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There was no engineering design or supervision during construction [2]. The original purpose of the dam was for water storage and irrigation [1, 3]. ...
Programs for regular training of staff on the equipment, protective clothing, and safe practices are essential for any utility to maintain a good safety record. This should include an opportunity for the less experienced staff to mentor or apprentice with the more experienced staff to develop their intuitive capacities for sensing problems before they actualize. ...
The project entails the design of a single, enlarged dam and impoundment to replace the existing Lake Fort Smith and Lake Shepherd Springs reservoirs at the site. ...
A cursory geotechnical investigation was performed and the results were used to determine the preliminary configuration of the dam and measures required to minimize underseepage in the glacial deposits found below the dam site. ...