Embankment dam breach analysis encompasses the investigation and modelling of failure mechanisms in earthen structures that retain water. Research in this field addresses both the physical and ...

Long before he became an associate professor of Civil Engineering and an expert on the effects of earthquakes on dams, Richard “Richie” Armstrong was a young man in Canada, dreaming about California.

LANSING, MI — A sudden loss of soil strength under saturated conditions likely caused the catastrophic failure of the Edenville Dam near Midland last spring, according to an investigation report ...

The most plausible cause of the Edenville Dam failure, which spurred catastrophic flooding in the Midland area in May 2020, is saturated, loose sand in an embankment that rapidly lost strength, ...

A sinkhole discovered at a Kalamazoo park about a year ago is now prompting planned improvements to a nearby dam.