Inadequate design, poor maintenance, earthquake, (terrorism), or other unforseen events. An example of a damanged (not burst) dam is the fairly recent dam in Russia that was severely damaged. The cause I believe is still under investigation.
The various types of dams are:Gravity DamsEarth DamsRockfill DamsArch DamsButtress DamsSteel DamsTimber DamsRubber DamsOn the basis of functions of dam, it can be classified as:StorageDiversionDetentionDebrisCofferReference: http://blog.thecivilengg.com/types-of-dams/
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hydroelectric dams
Dams are in front of the flow, levees are at the sides.
Dams such as Hoover Dam or the dams of the Niagra River generate hydroelectric power.
heavy rain, burst dams, beavers, slopes and dips, monsoons, tsunamis
Sometimes dams slow the water down, and makes the water build up, causing floods.
they created levees and dams but sometimes they had lots of water and sometimes they had to less. by Mary Ilsa
because of the water content
its an adrenaline burst
They sometimes do because they would have to use it to make there dams
The past participle of burst is also burst --- not busted , as one hears sometimes. Example: Has anything in your house burst these past few weeks? Yes, the geyser did burst a few weeks ago. That is a pity; nothing in my house has ever burst before!
because they habitat for other animals and sometimes they get stoped up
Just like with fig, cherries sometimes swell with the rain and their fragile skins burst and split and sometimes go moldy.
To split sometimes also uses as to burst or simply to destroy.
Rivers flood so much as snow melts on the water, dams burst and heavy rain. All these can cause the water level to rise and causes lots of flooding.
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