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       The Oroville Dam Failure - similaraties with the Erie Canal
       Embankments
   DIR By: Michael Caswell
       Date: December 20, 2021, 10:56 am
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       In this video you will learn that many of the small problems in
       the engineering of this dam were the cause of its failure.
       Design being a major contributor and poor maintenance and repair
       being another.
       Many engineering common practices were either not included, or
       weren't done properly.
       "Periodic reviews of the structure's design, as required by
       regulators, should have recognised the deterioration and
       addressed them"
       Sound familiar? The NYPA had made folks aware of the 'inherent
       weaknesses' of the Perinton Dams, but those have all been
       ignored or scorned on by people who have no dam engineering
       knowledge or training.
       It amazes me that these 'officials' seem to think they know
       better than the NYPA, FEMA, ASDSO, and USACE.
       Our dam was built over 100 years ago, using horses and carts,
       without the knowledge our engineers have learned from bitter
       experiences of the many failures of Earthen Embankment dams.
       There are so many DAM rules that have been flouted here, and no
       one, except the NYPA, is concerned.
       The video also touches on the folly of constructing residences
       in the shadow of a dam.
       And the Perinton dam is as bad as it gets. Who will get the
       blame if lives are lost? Those who allowed building permits? Or
       those who challenged the NYPA? Or both?
       Here's the video.
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       Re: The Oroville Dam - An Earthen Embankment built in the 1960s
       that failed 50 years later.
   DIR By: Doug K
       Date: August 1, 2022, 4:28 pm
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       Ran across the video of how the Oroville Dam was built back in
       the 1960s. Well worth a view to see how a well engineered
       earthen dam was constructed, the tallest in the USA.
       And remember, living below this enormous dam (as it started to
       show signs of failure) were 200,000 people who had to evacuate
       in 2017.
       “BUILDING THE OROVILLE DAM” a 1968 Goodyear Tire Company
       Promotional Film
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