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Bad News About Our Country’s Dams!
DIR By: Michael Caswell
Date: May 6, 2022, 10:51 am
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The Weather Channel's take on the state of our dams; that is our
Earthen Embankment Dams along the canal from Macedon to Buffalo.
We already know they have been classified as High Hazard Dams by
Rizzo Engineering.
see
HTML https://eriecanalfacts.wordpress.com/2018/04/15/rizzo-report-on-state-of-dam/
Here's the article about building in a Dam Hazard Zone. Our
three towns (Brighton, Pittsford and Perinton) are VERY guilty
of this.
HTML https://youtu.be/5CcVSVhAYvA
And here is the Weather Channel's video.
[move]U.S. Dams in Worse Condition Than Previously Thought
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HTML https://www.weather.com/news/video/us-dams-are-in-worse-condition-than-previously-thought-ap-analysis-finds?pl=pl-the-latest<br
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Re: Bad News About Our Country’s Dams!
DIR By: Michael Caswell
Date: May 7, 2022, 7:02 am
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Here's what happens when these dams collapse due to inclement
weather and static liquefaction of the soil in the dam.
Edenville Dam was built in the 1920s before geotechnical
engineering and modern dam safety standards existed. Some Erie
Canal Dams were built long before this, while others are about
the same age. And its very obvious little was understood about
earthen dam construction, as can be seen by the steep nature on
the outboard slopes on canal dams.
We also know the soil was not compacted in layers, but merely
dumped from tipping railroad cars full of soil.
HTML https://eriecanalfacts.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/fairport-1912b.jpg
So many things are wrong with Canal Embankment Dams that need
addressing.
HTML https://youtu.be/sKeQe7oc2gk
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