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Statistical Analysis of Embankment Dam Failures

Mohammed A. Samad, Daniel W. Bare, William C. Taggart, John M. Pflaum

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Data on embankment dam failures in the State of Colorado were analyzed. The analyses included 1,900 dams and covered a time period from 1799 to 1985. The three basic categories of data analyses were: relationship of failure with time; embankment height; and cause of failure. Certain facts and trends in embankment dam failures were identified as a result of these analyses.

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Key concepts: Levee, Embankment dam, Dam failure, Geotechnical engineering, Statistical analysis, Geology, Environmental science, Engineering