Crack the Case
NASA Tournament Lab (via HeroX)
About this opportunity
Overview Guidelines Overview Beneath the surface of embankment dams, hidden cracks can form: invisible to examiners, difficult to detect by routine monitoring, yet capable of contributing to internal erosion, one of the leading historical causes of embankment dam failures. These cracks may be only millimeters wide and buried dozens of feet deep, but they can cause seepage to concentrate. Even barely perceptible cracks could quietly compromise structures that millions of people depend on for water, power, and flood protection. Existing geophysical methods are not always effective for resolving these narrow features, especially in the clayey and silty soils where cracks most often occur. Reclamation is looking for a better way… and that's where you come in.This three-phase challenge invites ...