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dam-l Query: safety and failure rates <fwd>
Here's something for all the engineers on the list. I've seen some stats
on dam safety that were, well, surprising in that the failure rare was
much higher than I had thought. I know of a few dam safety links and sites.
But given my background's in behaviour and life sciences I may end up missing
something. Does anyone here know of any reliable information on how frequently
dams fail? I'm not sure what he means by a Class 1 dam - I expect he's
American, and here in Canada I've never seen reference to classes of dams,
only references to rockfill, concrete, etc. dams by type of construction.
-Dianne
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From chubbard@mindspring.com Wed Apr 22 10:36:45 1998
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 10:23:08 -0400
To: dianne@lox.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca
From: Charles Hubbard <chubbard@mindspring.com>
Subject: Dams
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We are in the midst of a dam war here. Opponents to a 650 acre lake are
stating "Class I dams FREQUENTLY fail with devastating loss of life." Is
this true? Am aware of one such disaster a number of years ago in North
Georgia but none since in the USA.
Would appreciate any info you might have on the frequency of such things
and the true risk.
Charles N Hubbard MD