Civil engineer Roman P. Wengler was a “disruptor” in the world of dam building long before that was a word for an innovator. Wengler, who died in Houston on Aug. 8 at 95, was a global leader in the ...

The Idukki Arch Dam has drawn a massive influx of visitors since it was opened to the public on September 1. In the past two ...

The Salmon Creek Dam is receiving some much-deserved recognition as the first constant angle concrete arch dam in the country. It is now being dedicated as a National Historic Civil Engineering ...

A tourist at the Hoover Dam shared video Tuesday showing a small explosion and black smoke. "My goodness, something's just blown up," a woman is heard saying in the video first shared by Kristy ...

You've advised the mayor to repair the cracking dam. In 1989, engineers in Austria used waterproof glue and built supporting buttresses to repair the cracking Kolnbrein Dam. Unfortunately, the repairs ...

The geography of the site, in a gorge on the Coruh River in a mountainous area of northeastern Turkey, presentented challenges for the project's design and construction. The world’s fifth-tallest arch ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - There is new uncertainty for the future of water levels in Lake Mead. Upstream at the Glen Canyon Dam, key underwater tubes have been deemed unreliable. According to a newly ...

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