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Analysis of Dam Failures and Development of a Dam Safety Evaluation Program

Imbrogno, David F
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1406168902

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2014, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Civil Engineering.
Dam safety is developing into an increasingly more critical issue in the U.S. as many of our nations dams are deficient and at risk of failure. A dam failure can be a disastrous event with catastrophic consequences to the downstream area and the surrounding environment. Innundation from many dam failures have the potential for immense damage to property, the economy, the environment, and possibly fatalities. Many U.S. dams were built in first half of the 20th century and suffer from the effects of aging, deterioration, and poor engineering standards. The goals of this study are to increase situational awareness of dam owners and regulators, provide a user friendly dam safety evaluation tool, and improve the nation’s overall dam safety. The methods to achieve these goals include three steps: 1) Review and compile relevant dam safety background information such as different dam materials, designs, common failure causes, and proper inspection techniques; 2) Analyze recent dam failure and incident data from the Significant Incident Reporting (SIR) database and provide recommendations for future incident reporting; 3) Create a Knowledge Based Expert System (KBES) computer program as a tool to evaluate the overall safety level of an individual existing dam.
Fabian Tan, Dr. (Advisor)
Frank Croft, Dr. (Committee Member)
Kajfez Rachel, Dr. (Committee Member)
116 p.
Civil Engineering; Engineering
dam safety; SIR analysis; dam safety evaluation tool; dam failures; dam incidents

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  • Imbrogno, D. F. (2014). Analysis of Dam Failures and Development of a Dam Safety Evaluation Program [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1406168902

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Imbrogno, David. Analysis of Dam Failures and Development of a Dam Safety Evaluation Program. 2014. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1406168902.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Imbrogno, David. "Analysis of Dam Failures and Development of a Dam Safety Evaluation Program." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1406168902

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