Rapidan Dam Break: A Structural Failure with Devastating Consequences
Dam Structure and Design: Rapidan Dam Break Rapidan dam break – The Rapidan Dam, an earth-fill embankment dam, was constructed in 1902 across the Rapidan River in Virginia. It was designed to provide water storage for the city of Richmond, with a height of 85 feet and a length of 1,100 feet. The dam’s design … Read more