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Senior Design Projects
Boji Earthen Dam
| Sponsor: |
Tom Borque, TerraGraphics Environmental Engineering, Inc. |
| Students: |
Ace Clark, Amy Foster, Garrett Frei, Andy Heitmann |
| Faculty Advisor(s): |
Drs. Jung & Weaver |
Project Description:
In a remote area of southern Ethiopia an earthen dam was constructed by a volunteer Lutheran church group, 10-15 years ago. The dam construction was not completed. Due to recent flash flooding, the Boji dam catastrophically failed. The failure entails a 20 foot blowout in the dam. The original design was not tailored to the arid climate or the possible flash floods. A new dam is to be designed.
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