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Oroville dam crisis. Shaky foundations?

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Exploring the engineering story behind the Oroville Dam's spillway failure and the epic engineering needed to fix it all! #structuralengineering #design #engineering #damengineering
January 14, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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Oroville dam crisis. The cracked spillway explained.

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Exploring the engineering story behind the Oroville Dam's spillway failure and the epic engineering needed to fix it all!

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January 10, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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Oroville dam crisis. Can it be fail proof?

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Exploring the engineering story behind the Oroville Dam's spillway failure and the epic engineering needed to fix it all!

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January 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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#waterinfrastructure #damengineering #civilengineering #20minrule | Karoline Qasem, PhD, PE, PMP, CFM | 10 comments
I thought they were paving a road. They’re building the watertight center of a 350-foot dam. There wasn’t enough suitable clay at the site, so engineers used a specially designed asphalt core instea...
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September 13, 2026 at 3:52 AM
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Bridging Digital Design & Massive Infrastructure

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December 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Oroville dam crisis. Why was the spillway cracking?

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Exploring the engineering story behind the Oroville Dam's spillway failure, how close they came to disaster, and the epic engineering needed to fix it all! #structuralengineering
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January 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Down the drain

Ladybower Reservoir's spillways, 24m in diameter, drain excess water during heavy rains. Ruins of flooded village Derwent visible when water levels recede.

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February 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Geotech, Dam and Civil Water Engineers - New Zealand - www.earthworks-jobs.com/geotech/peak... #jobs #engineering #damengineering #watersupply #hydropower #civilengineering
Jobs in Geotechnical Engineering : Earthworks : Geotech, Dam and Civil Water Engineers - New Zealand - Peakrecruitment <div id="title">Geotech, Dam and Civil Water Engineers</div> <div id="city...
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February 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM