DAM FAILURE CASE HISTORY HIGHLIGHT: St. Francis Dam.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Paxson, Greg; Gee, Nathaniel
- Source
- Journal of Dam Safety; Summer2022, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p58-59, 2p
- Subject
- DAM failures
DAMS
EARTH dams
CONCRETE dams
DAM safety
GRAVITY dams
ENGINEERS
- Language
- ISSN
- 19449836
The article presents the discussion on St. Francis Dam failing catastrophically on March 13, 1928. Topics include Mulholland having considerable experience in designing and constructing embankment dams designing one other concrete dam; and California enacted a law requiring professional registration for civil engineers.