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Daegu subway fire
The Daegu subway fire (대구지하철 화재참사) was a February 2003 arson attack at Jungangno Station on Daegu's metro in South Korea, killing 192 people and injuring 151.
Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple (दगडूशेठ हलवाई गणपती मंदिर)
Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple (दगडूशेठ हलवाई गणपती मंदिर) is a Hindu temple to Ganesha in Budhwar Peth, Pune, founded by the sweet maker Dagdusheth Halwai in the late 1800s.
Daian-ji
Daian-ji (大安寺) is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, one of the Seven Great Temples of Nanto, which took its name in 745 and still stands today.
Dakshineswar Kali Temple (দক্ষিণেশ্বর কালী মন্দির)
Dakshineswar Kali Temple (দক্ষিণেশ্বর কালী মন্দির), also known as Dakshineswar Kalibari, is a nineteenth-century Hindu Kali temple on the Hooghly river north of Kolkata, consecrated in 1855.
Dam
A dam is an engineered barrier to water flow that creates a reservoir used for irrigation, power generation, water supply, flood control, navigation, or recreation.
Dam breach and dam-break analysis
Dam-break analysis is the modeling of a hypothetical dam failure to predict breach size, peak discharge, and downstream flooding, supporting hazard classification and emergency action plans.
Dam break analysis
Dam break analysis is the engineering practice of predicting what happens when a dam fails, estimating breach size and outflow, and routing the flood downstream to produce inundation maps.
Dam decommissioning
Dam decommissioning is the planned withdrawal of a dam from service, ranging from partial modification to full removal, when a structure is unsafe, obsolete, or environmentally harmful.
Dam decommissioning and FERC relicensing
Dam decommissioning and FERC relicensing is the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission process for retiring nonfederal hydropower dams, either through relicensing with new conditions or license surrender.
Dam emergency action plan
A dam emergency action plan is a document prepared by a dam owner that sets out notification steps and actions if the dam shows signs of failing.
Dam failure
A dam failure, also called a dam break or dam burst, is the collapse or uncontrolled release of a dam, releasing a sudden downstream flood.
Dam inspection and condition assessment
Dam inspection and condition assessment is the periodic examination of existing embankment and concrete dams to detect deterioration, judge seepage and cracking, and re-evaluate safety.
Dam monitoring and instrumentation
Dam monitoring and instrumentation is the practice of measuring pore pressures, seepage, movements, and stresses to check that a dam in service is behaving as designed.
Dam removal
Dam removal is the deliberate demolition of a dam to restore a river's natural flow, sediment transport, and fish passage, with over 2,000 dams removed in the United States.
Dam safety features and protective systems
Dam safety features are the engineered elements built into a dam to prevent overtopping and internal erosion, mainly spillways, emergency outlet works, and seepage-control filters and drains.
Dam Safety Guidelines (Canadian Dam Association)
The Dam Safety Guidelines of the Canadian Dam Association are the association's principal reference for good practice in managing dams safely in Canada, currently the 2013 edition.
Dam safety monitoring
Dam safety monitoring is the continuous or periodic observation of a dam's behavior through visual inspection and instruments measuring seepage, pressure, and movement, so defects are caught before failures.
Dam safety regulation
Dam safety regulation is the body of laws, agencies, and enforcement practices that assign responsibility for safe dam design, operation, maintenance, and inspection to prevent catastrophic failures.
Dam safety risk assessment
Dam safety risk assessment is the structured process of identifying potential dam failure modes, estimating their probability and consequences, and comparing the risks against tolerable-risk thresholds to prioritize action.
Dam-removal advocacy movements
Dam-removal advocacy movements are organized campaigns by tribes, fishermen, and conservation groups to remove dams, best known for the Klamath River removals of 2023 and 2024.
Damiya Roman Bridge
The Damiya Roman Bridge was a Roman bridge over the Jordan River at Damiya in the central Jordan Valley, whose remains were described by William Lynch in 1849.
Damodar Valley Corporation
The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is an Indian statutory power utility created in 1948 to manage the Damodar River basin in West Bengal and Jharkhand.
Damp proofing
Damp proofing is the set of materials and measures that stop moisture entering buildings, chiefly a damp proof course, an impervious wall layer blocking rising damp.
Damp-proof course
A damp-proof course (DPC) is an impervious layer built into a wall, or injected into it later, that stops rising damp; accepted materials include bitumen, polyethylene, and engineering bricks.
Dampier Seawater Desalination Plant
The Dampier Seawater Desalination Plant is a reverse-osmosis desalination plant under construction at Dampier in Western Australia's Pilbara, set to deliver 8 gigalitres of water a year to the West Pilbara Water Supply Scheme.
Dams and Development
Dams and Development is the 2000 final report of the World Commission on Dams, reviewing large dams' costs and benefits and proposing a framework of five values, seven priorities, and 26 guidelines.
Dams and reservoirs of Iran
The dams and reservoirs of Iran are a network of more than 100 large dams, mostly built since the 1950s, storing water for irrigation, drinking supply, and hydropower.
Dams and reservoirs of Turkey
The dams and reservoirs of Turkey are about 992 state-built dams and 709 ponds storing 182.79 billion cubic meters of water, supplying about a quarter of national electricity capacity.
Dams in Asia
Dams in Asia are the barriers, reservoirs, and hydropower stations built across the continent's rivers; Asia holds 9,526 dams, 27 percent of the world total, and half its hydropower capacity.
Dams in China
Dams in China are the reservoirs and hydropower works on the country's rivers, the largest system in the world, led by the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze.