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Researcher warns of structural risks at Grand Renaissance Dam putting property and lives in danger

A new peer-reviewed study led by Dr. Hesham El-Askary, Ph.D., professor of computational and data science at Chapman University, concludes that the saddle dam of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam shows significant vulnerabilities that if breached could threaten downstream communities, property, an...

Researcher warns of structural risks at Grand Renaissance Dam putting property and lives in danger
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A new peer-reviewed study led by Dr. Hesham El-Askary, Ph.D., professor of computational and data science at Chapman University, concludes that the saddle dam of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam shows significant vulnerabilities that if breached could threaten downstream communities, property, and infrastructure if urgent monitoring and mitigation steps are not taken.

Originally published at Phys.org

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