William Mulholland dismissed cracks that formed in the St. Francis Dam as soon as its reservoir was filled.
Sources
- The Worst: Stupid Engineering Mistakes (wired.com)
- https://damfailures.org/case-study/st-francis-dam-california-1928 (damfailures.org)
- https://www.enr.com/articles/61151-total-failure-of-st-francis-dam-renewed-calls-for-oversight (enr.com)
- https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/mulholland (americanhauntingsink.com)
- http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/12/st-francis-dam-disaster/ (todayifoundout.com)
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