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       FEMA 
   DIR By: Michael Caswell
       Date: June 17, 2018, 5:53 am
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       The nature of public interaction with dams is changing and
       guidance is needed to increase public safety around dams. Public
       interaction with dams is increasing for several reasons,
       including lack of awareness of hazards, public interest in
       “extreme” sports, recreational vehicles improving access, a
       perceived right of public access to sites, and the remote
       operation of dams. Dam owners need to consider how the public
       interacts with and around their dam, and establish appropriate
       procedures, restrictions, and safety measures.
       Manuals and articles on dam safety.
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       A phenomenal explanation of why dams fail by Dr Ralph Peck
       Part 1
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       Part 2
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       Re: FEMA   Animals and Dams
   DIR By: Michael Caswell
       Date: June 18, 2018, 9:05 am
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       FEMA Animals and dams
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       This paper summarizes Reclamation’s embankment dam design and
       construction history.
       The last 100 years have seen the design and construction of
       embankment dams develop from the relatively simple homogeneous
       or two-zone earthfill embankments designed in 1904 or 1905 into
       the extremely complex, highly analyzed, well-instrumented zoned
       earthfill and/or rockfill structures that are the embankment
       dams of the new millennium.
       This embankment dam engineering evolution has also involved the
       growth of several related disciplines, including engineering
       geology, seismology, hydrology, hydraulic engineering,
       instrumentation engineering, mechanical engineering, and
       electrical engineering. A central component of the evolution of
       the engineering of embankment dams has been the birth and
       maturation of geotechnical engineering as a civil engineering
       specialty.
       The use of computers and computer programs for the analysis and
       design of embankment dams became standard practice within a
       fairly short time after they were developed by geotechnical
       engineers. Another component of this evolution has been the
       development of larger, faster, more powerful, and more efficient
       earthwork construction equipment.
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