Past Issues
Issue #007
May 5, 2026
Polavaram's 1.5-metre plastic concrete diaphragm wall, the first of its kind in India, was damaged across two monsoons because the upper cofferdam was not built up in time. The pre-monsoon staging lesson before May becomes June.
Issue #006
April 28, 2026
IS 7861 sets a 40 degree C threshold. ACI 305.1 sets a 35 degree C ceiling. Hoover Dam would have taken 125 years to cool naturally. The Watch / Intervene / Stop framework for summer placement on dam sites.
Issue #005
April 21, 2026
Willow Creek Dam leaked so badly that a full year of grouting was needed after first filling. The lesson it taught the RCC industry is still misunderstood on Indian sites today.
Issue #004
April 14, 2026
India's third RCC dam needed 210 tonnes of fly ash per day from a thermal plant 320 km away. 29 trucks. One narrow Himalayan road.
Issue #003
April 7, 2026
AAR worked silently inside Rihand Dam for 25 years before snapping 9 of 10 rebars in a single column. How the most dangerous deterioration mechanism hides in plain sight.
Issue #002
March 31, 2026
When your 28-day cylinder breaks low, is the concrete deficient or is the test wrong? The NYC lab fraud scandal that faked results on 120 projects.
Issue #001
March 24, 2026
How a monsoon flood forced India's first RCC dam switch at Ghatghar, costing Rs 500 million and 13 months. Plus: 80% of India's dams are over 25 years old.
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