The Fitzsimmons Creek run-of-river hydroelectric project consisted of a number of geotechnical challenges for design team member Golder Associates. The project site is in British Columbia’s Coastal Mountains, and ran adjacent to the bobsleigh (or bobsled) track built for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Some of the interesting geotechnical aspects included geohazard analysis for debris flows and historic slides, new retaining walls, lightweight concrete fill, anchor block design, rock slope stability at the power house, micropile stabilization of slopes, draped mesh rock suport, seepage analysis at the intake and spillway and more. A very fascinating project! [Editor] Disclaimer: Golder is GeoPrac.net owner Randy Post’s employer. [/Editor] [Source: Golder.com Geotechnically Speaking. Image: Golder]
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On December 14, 2005, the upper reservoir of the Taum Sauk pumped storage plant, a hydroelectric power plant in the Missouri Ozarks, suffered a catastrophic failure. The resulting flood severely damaged the Jonhson’s Shut-Ins State Park and swept away the park superintendent and his family. Fortunately all of them survived. (Photos by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and USGS)
Last week, the Missouri Attorney General’s office announced a settlement of $180 million between the facility’s owner, Ameren Corp. The failure reportedly was a result of negligence on the part of the company. More details after the break.
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