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Web Sites

Association of State Dam Safety Officials
News, events and links to other dam safety related sites.

Bureau of Reclamation Waterways and Concrete Dams Group
150 concrete dams built by Bureau of Reclamation since 1902.

Canadian Dam Association
Newsbreak, newsletter, guidelines and publications.

The Vertical Stability of Slender Load-Bearing Facade System
The vertical stability of a slender precast concrete system has been studied theoretically. In PDF format.

Geoguide Dams !
A page of National Geographic Magazine - Contemplate why and how people build dams, and explore the good and bad impacts a dam may.

Historical Development of Arch Dams. From Cut-Stone Arches to Modern Concrete Designs
A history of arch dams and its related links by Hubert Chanson and D. Patrick James.

Hydro Plus
A system to increase dam safety and capacity in an economical and reliable way.

ICOLD
Web site of International Commission on Large Dams.

National Dam Safety Program
For dam owner, operator, safety official, emergency manager, or who live near a dam.

National Performance Dam Program
Knowledge and information about dams and dam performance.

Navigation Locks and Dams
Contains lots of links related to locks and dams.

Self Closing Waterdam
Information on this new technology contributed by a Finnish company.

The World Commission on Dams
News, case studies and documents on dam engineering and management.

United States Society on Dams
Web site of United States Society on Dams. The site has a tutorial of dams.

Virginia Dam Safety Program
The site has a tutorial to dam safety.


Technical Articles

Effect of age, cement type, moderate shift in temperature and water-cement ratio on self-desiccation in silica fume concrete
Article published by Nordic Concrete Center. In PDF format.

Geomorphic Effects of Overflow Dams on the Lower Neosho River, Kansas
An article by Kyle E. Juracek.







 
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