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Some lessons taught by the Francis dam failure
Among lessons taught are that geologists do not always know whether fault is dead; dam that straddles fault should not be of masonry; dam abutting against hill that shows tendency to slide requires special precautions; arched masonry dam is less safe than straight dam if either major or minor earth movements occur; investigations of cause of failure of any enginering structure should be deliberately made by committee of research experts to whom evidence is submitted by proponents of all theories of failures.
Some lessons taught by the Francis dam failure
Among lessons taught are that geologists do not always know whether fault is dead; dam that straddles fault should not be of masonry; dam abutting against hill that shows tendency to slide requires special precautions; arched masonry dam is less safe than straight dam if either major or minor earth movements occur; investigations of cause of failure of any enginering structure should be deliberately made by committee of research experts to whom evidence is submitted by proponents of all theories of failures.
Some lessons taught by the Francis dam failure
Eng. Contracting
1928
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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