1959 Malpasset Dam failure

The concrete arch dam near Frejus, in the Cannes district of southern France, failed after several days of heavy rain and high winds. Case studies attribute the collapse to failure of the left abutment, where uplift pressures moved the thrust block and the resulting cracks propagated quickly across the face of the dam.

Date
1959-12-02
Deaths (Wikipedia list, low end where it gives a range)
423
What the pin marks
The dam, as the cited page positions it.
Where the position is published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malpasset_Dam

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: france, arch dam, abutment failure

Coordinates: 43.51208, 6.7565

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