Did you know the U.S. National Earthquake Information Center logs the measurements of 20,000 earthquakes around the globe each year—approximately 55 a day? A concern that most people might not ...

By all accounts, Dr. David Carrier III is an eminent geotechnical expert on soil science. A paper he co-wrote won a medal from the American Society of Civil Engineers, and he has written about ...

A dedicated and experienced group of Wilmington District engineers and scientists earned the 2018 Dam Safety Team of the Year for its work on the Fort Jackson Dam Project Delivery Team (PDT). Civil ...

Seismic analysis in hydropower projects depends on continuity from hazard definition through deformation and structural ...

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, ...

Congress has invested $665,000 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to install new prefabricated staircases for the safety of maintenance workers who use the staircases to inspect the condition of ...

NOW. THANK YOU. THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IS HOME TO MORE THAN 3600 DAMS, JUST A SMALL FRACTION. ONLY ABOUT 3% ARE FEDERALLY REGULATED. AS PART OF OUR SERIES ON DAM SAFETY, WXII 12 KRIS PETERSON ...

Paradise Irrigation District board of directors recently unanimously approved the proposal from Slate Geotechnical Consultant Inc. to do an engineering study on the Magalia Dam. The bid by Slate beat ...

The Geotechnical Engineering and Geomechanics group frequently holds public seminars from visiting researchers and practitioners. If you are interested in giving a seminar, please contact one of the ...

The Johns Creek City Council has approved a $184,447 engineering task order to start the process for bringing the Seven Oaks Lake dam up to state standards. Repairs may cost the city and Seven Oaks ...