High Court finds UK-Australian mining firm liable for 2015 Brazil dam collapse that killed 19

The UK High Court has found mining firm BHP Group liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in Brazil that killed 19 people and contaminated 600km of waterways. The post High Court finds UK-Australian mining firm liable for 2015 Brazil dam collapse that killed 19 appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Rare soil failure blamed for Michigan dam collapse

Investigators looking into the 2020 collapse of the Edenville Dam in Michigan have ruled that a rare type of soil failure was the probable cause of collapse. The post Rare soil failure blamed for Michigan dam collapse appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Tom Scott- The Collapsed Dam That Stopped Los Angeles, 09112015

Los Angeles needed water, and lots of it. It still does. And that water comes from the LA Aqueduct, master-planned by William Mulholland. The end of his career, though, wasn't such a triumph. This is the story of the St Francis Dam, and the collapse that stopped Los Angeles from taking over an entire valley.