PROJECT PROFILE Prior to initial reservoir filling, the up- stream slope of a 45-foot-high earth-fill dam in northeastern Ohio failed on the upstream embankment, resulting in a maximum six-foot-deep scarp near the crest of the dam. D'Appolonia was re- tained by the owner to perform a foren- sic study of the failed dam to identify the cause of failure and to determine appropriate means for remediation. The project initiated with a fiel

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