Concrete dam and spillway structure located at the Watts Bar Lock and Dam Project in Tennessee, jointly operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Tennessee Valley Authority. (Dr.

Growing up, we got to play with all kinds of things in miniature. Cars, horses, little LEGO houses, the lot. What we didn’t get is a serious education with miniature-sized dams. This recreation of the ...

Concrete dam engineering involves a multidisciplinary approach to ensure structural integrity, durability and safety. Recent advancements have focused on understanding the complex interplay between ...

With America’s dams showing their age, utilities have an opportunity to tap into federal funding and modernize critical concrete infrastructure before costly failures strike. In the U.S., hydropower ...

ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is seeking public input on proposed safety repairs to the John Sevier Dam on the Holston River near Rogersville. The TVA wants to ...

Water flowing over spillway at Fitchville Pond Dam. The spillway was intact, but water leaking through concrete at the edge of the dam prompted a downstream evacuation, Credit: MARK PAZNIOKAS / ...