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Lessons from the Failure of the Teton Dam
The Teton Dam in Idaho failed on June 5, 1976, flooding towns and farmland downstream. Fourteen people were killed and property damage estimates ranged from 400 million to one billion dollars. The failure occurred during the initial filling of the reservoir. An independent review panel convened by the Governor of Idaho and the Secretary of the Interior found that the most probable cause was piping of the dam fill material. The fill material was highly erodible fine wind-blown silt. Excavation of the failed dam under the supervision of the review panel found that the grout curtain had gaps or "windows," and the underlying rhyolite formation had fractures and joints that could have allowed enough water to pass to initiate the piping. The weak materials were identified before construction. The lessons learned from this case led to safety improvements for U.S. Bureau of Reclamation design procedures.
Lessons from the Failure of the Teton Dam
The Teton Dam in Idaho failed on June 5, 1976, flooding towns and farmland downstream. Fourteen people were killed and property damage estimates ranged from 400 million to one billion dollars. The failure occurred during the initial filling of the reservoir. An independent review panel convened by the Governor of Idaho and the Secretary of the Interior found that the most probable cause was piping of the dam fill material. The fill material was highly erodible fine wind-blown silt. Excavation of the failed dam under the supervision of the review panel found that the grout curtain had gaps or "windows," and the underlying rhyolite formation had fractures and joints that could have allowed enough water to pass to initiate the piping. The weak materials were identified before construction. The lessons learned from this case led to safety improvements for U.S. Bureau of Reclamation design procedures.
Lessons from the Failure of the Teton Dam
Solava, Stacey (author) / Delatte, Norbert (author)
Third Forensic Engineering Congress ; 2003 ; San Diego, California, United States
Forensic Engineering (2003) ; 178-189
2003-09-25
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Lessons from the Teton Dam failure
| Elsevier | 1986
Lessons from the Failure of the Teton Dam
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 2003
| Elsevier | 1987
Elsevier | 1987
| TIBKAT | 1977