Kidk3 eyewitness news takes a moment to reflect on the failure of the teton dam by showing news coverage and aerial footage from the day of the disaster. Workers in bulldozers narrowly avoided being sucked into the dam with their equipment, and watched helplessly as the dam was breached. Teton dam flood of june 1976, moody quadrangle, idaho. Ppt the teton dam failure powerpoint presentation free to view. Sediment diapirism and gravity sliding of the 2 ma. Find powerpoint presentations and slides using the power of, find free presentations research about earth dams ppt.
It was built by the bureau of reclamation, one of eight federal agencies authorized to construct dams. Dam failure dams are generally an expensive structure that directly affect the economy. The collapse of the dam resulted in the deaths of 11 people 1 and,000 head of cattle. E for presentation at the association of state dam. Between the years 2000 and 2009 more than 200 notable dam failures happened worldwide. No longer the teton dam flood museum east idaho news. Background on failure of teton dam near rexburg, id, june 5, 1976. June 5, 1976 teton, idaho eleven people perished when teton dam failed. Brief narration of teton dam failure supplemented with photographs and film clips.
Located in the eastern part of the state, between fremont and madison counties, it suffered a catastrophic failure on june 5, 1976, as it was filling for the first time the collapse of the dam resulted in the deaths. It didnt quite manage to complete its initial fill before it failed. National statistics show that overtopping due to inadequate spillway design, debris blockage of spillways, or settlement of the dam crest account for approximately 34% of all u. Teton dam flood of june 1976, idaho falls south quadrangle. Jonathan long is a photographer that resides in the greater yellowstone region. Ppt dam failure powerpoint presentation free to download id. It would kill 14 people and cause nearly continue reading failure of the teton dam in 1976. Early that saturday morning, bulldozer operators tried in vain to plug seepage holes on the downstream face of the dam. The asdso dam failures website is a tool for dam safety engineers, dam operators, dam owners, regulators, emergency managers, academia, and students to gain a better understanding of the underlying causes of dam failures and how occurrences can be minimized in the future. The failure occurred during the initial filling of the reservoir. The anniversary of the teton dam failure was on june 5th. Although tragic, and expensive, the failure of the teton dam did lead to many reforms in the bureau of.
The dam is analysed by fellenius and bishops simplified method. Dam failure free download as powerpoint presentation. There were no electrical generators installed in the dam. The teton dam project is a not for profit project this site is not a formal nonprofit put together by jonathan long. Sharif university of technology civil engineering department tehraniran dam safety an approach to prevent dam incidents lack of shear strength and discontinuity in foundation excessive uplift in the foundation inadequate or nonexistent drainage lack of dam stability excessive or differential deformation of the foundation piping and erosion in the foundation caused by high permeability flaw. Engineering geology, 24 1987 283293 283 elsevier science publishers b. Unfortunately, this book cant be printed from the openbook. Teton dam failure disaster at teton idaho 1976 88384 youtube. This video of images and music shows some of the aftermath that took place. Teton dam failure edit by aisha free download as powerpoint presentation. A powerpoint presentation of failures of dams in india. Case studies of failures of earthen dams slideshare.
A dam failure or dam burst is a catastrophic type of failure characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water or the likelihood of such an uncontrolled release. Failure of the teton dam near rexburg, idaho on saturday june 6, 1976. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. The adobe flash plugin is needed to view this content. Ppt arch dam powerpoint presentation free to download id. Remember the iconic teton flood film highlighting those harrowing days during and after the teton dam failure resulting in the flooding of communities from. Jul 02, 2018 all it takes to bring a dam down is one crack, if that crack wets the soil within the interior portions of the dam, turning it into a quagmire. Smith ivan abegglen janet hibbert joseph francis belnap karen staker louise price lvie potter robyn layton verla shirley. This well put together video of images and music shows some of the aftermath that took place.
Lessons from the failure of the teton dam forensic. For more information about the teton dam or this project in general, please use the contact information found on this webpage. Mar 23, 2016 the teton dam was an earthen dam on the teton river in idaho, united states. The teton dam failure an effective warning and evacuation. Failure of the teton dam engineering geology ignored.
The teton dam failure by matthew reddy and robert cundill contents introduction geology of the surrounding area geology of the site dam composition the. Pdf of 30 slide powerpoint presentation 5 mb failure of the teton dam near rexburg, idaho on saturday june 6, 1976. More information on the teton dam disaster can be found in manuscript collection 15 the david l. Ppt dam failure floods powerpoint presentation, free download. The teton dam in idaho failed on june 5, 1976, flooding towns and farmland downstream.
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Teton dam, idahouniversity of notre dame, department of engineering and geological sciences. Amer saeed nasser the teton dam was a federally built earthen dam on the teton river in southeastern idaho, set between fremont and madison counties, usa, which when filling for the first time suffered a catastrophic failure on june 5, 1976. Missouri university of science and technology scholars mine. Flood relief the church of jesus christ of latterday saints organization sprung into action, providing nearly all the personal aid needed.
Its failure was one of the most publicized events involving a large earth fill dam in recent history. The teton dam failure an effective warning and evacuation by. Failure of teton dam near rexburg, idaho june 5, 1976 j. Datadriven presentations with excel and powerpoint 2016. The big dam failure that changed the way we look at rivers. Teton dam idaho, 1976 case study asdso lessons learned.
Dam failures and incidents association of state dam safety. The failure of teton dam ppt video online download slideplayer. Most dams have a section called a spillway or weir over which, or through which, water flows, either intermittently or continuously, and some have hydroelectric power generation systems. In december 1972, concerned about the geological conditions of the teton river canyon, usgs geologist david schleicher wrote about the teton dam, still under construction, a final point is that flooding in response to seismic or other failure of the damprobably most likely at the time of highest waterwould make the flood of february 1962. By internal erosion in the dam body and foundation teton dam failure teton dam. The dams failure is attributed to bureaucratic inertia.
The unforgettable calamity 40th anniversary of the teton. Published materials have also been added to the collection including government reports on the failure of the dam. Design of arch dam a free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. Hence the present paper emphasized the seismic analysis by fellenius method. List of dam failures a dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or slows down the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundments. Sherard introduction one main lesson from the workshop experience was that there was not enough time for interaction among the five invited discussers. The teton dam was an earthen dam on the teton river in idaho, united states. Professor of civil engineering, school of civil engineering, purdue university, west lafayette, indiana. No flooding occurred downstream from american falls reservoir. View and download powerpoint presentations on earth dams ppt. Rexburg, idaho miles downstream liberty reservoir ylocation sykesville, maryland. Failure of the teton dam in 1976 your expert root cause. Teton dam failure case study university of waterloo.
The teton dam was a federally built earthen dam on the teton river in southeastern idaho, set between fremont and madison counties, usa which when filling for the first time suffered a catastrophic failure on june 5, 1976. To improve the attractiveness of the undergraduate course of soil mechanics at polytechnique montreal, a new approach relying on the study of the teton dam failure from. Although tragic, and expensive, the failure of the teton dam did lead to many reforms in the bureau of reclamation, who is responsible for dam safety. Compilation of footage and audio associated with the failure of teton dam. At 350 feet, this is the highest dam that has ever failed. Teton dam, idaho university of notre dame, department of engineering and geological sciences. Fourteen people were killed and property damage estimates ranged from 400 million to one billion dollars. Department of the interior and state of idaho on failure of teton dam. Ppt the teton dam failure powerpoint presentation free.
Ppt the teton dam failure powerpoint presentation free to. Oral histories top of page conn bauer donna webster elda h. Teton dam failure case study summarized from solava and delatte, lessons from the failure of the teton dam, proceedings of the 3rd asce forensics congress, october 19 21, 2003, san diego, california introduction the failure of the teton dam during initial filling of the reservoir on june 5, 1976 killed fourteen people and. Sediment diapirism and gravity sliding of the 2 ma huckleberry ridge tuff near the teton dam, idaho. In the present project work, attempts have been made to study the failure of teton dam. Jun, 20 by thinkreliability staff on june 5, 1976, workers were called to the teton dam on the teton river in idaho to attempt to repair a leak.
The company was, for example, blamed to have neglected the fact the rock on the canyon wall could leak water enough to cause the dam to fail. Roberts idl0010, technically, this isnt a hydroelectric failure. The teton dam failure the teton dam failure by matthew reddy and robert cundill contents introduction geology of the surrounding area geology of the site dam composition the failure. On june 5, 1976, teton dam in southeastern idaho catastrophically failed. The canyon lake dam failure took an undetermined number of lives estimates range from 33 to 237.
For presentation at the association of state dam safety officials 25th anniversary conference, indian wells, california, september 711, 2008. If you need to print pages from this book, we recommend downloading it as a pdf. All it takes to bring a dam down is one crack, if that crack wets the soil within the interior portions of the dam, turning it into a quagmire. Dam failure floods is the property of its rightful owner.
The teton flood is used in federal program training as an example of how not to run a program. The inundated areas and maximum watersurface elevations are shown in a series of 17 hydrologic atlases. Supervisory civil engineer, embankment dams branch, bureau of reclamation, denver, colorado. If you require this document in an alternate format, please contact the water resources program at. This is teton dam in eastern idaho, in the process of collapsing and killing 11 people and 35,000 head of cattle. Download file to see previous pages some of these causes have been blamed on the construction company that had built and designed the dam. Ppt dam failure powerpoint presentation free to download. Anniversary of the teton dam failure was on june 5th. Sep 12, 2016 overtopping overtopping of a dam, as shown, is often a precursor of dam failure. Teton dam failure was in the materials used in construction october 06, 1999 by barry ginter. The area covered by the atlases extends from teton dam downstream to american. Ethics case study failure of the teton dam essay, n.
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