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Monday, Sep 18th
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
CS3A - Concurrent Session 03A: Hardfill Dam Feasibility in a High Seismic Area
Location: Pasadena
Presenter: Rajendram Arulnathan, Ph.D. – AECOM
Co-Presenter: Steven Haugaard, MS – AECOM
Public Safety at DamsRegulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesNew and Emerging Technologies
Monday, Sep 18th
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
CS3B - Concurrent Session 03B: Assessment of Aging Dams for Seismic Potential Failure Modes: A Delta Approach
Location: Pasadena
Presenter: Khaled Chowdhury, Ph.D., P.E., G.E. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Public Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk Policies
Monday, Sep 18th
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
CS1E - Concurrent Session 01E: Gleno Dam - Italy’s OG of Modern Dam Failures
Location: Catalina
Presenter: Christopher S. Owen – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Dam Failures and IncidentsSecurity Programs and Protective MeasuresGeneral Risk PoliciesHydroelectric
Monday, Sep 18th
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
PLT - Assessing Dam Risk in Iowa: An Analysis of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Dam Inventory
Location: Oasis 3/4
Poster Presenter: Abdulazeez R. Lawal – Iowa State University
Public Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
Monday, Sep 18th
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
PLT - Closing the Gap: Combining numerical and analytical methods to predict gate closures
Location: Oasis 3/4
Poster Presenter: Adrian Strain – HDR
Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk Policies
Monday, Sep 18th
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
PLT - Numerical Evaluation of Anti-Liquefaction Performance of Deep Soil Mixing Method under Embankment Dams
Location: Oasis 3/4
Poster Presenter: Araz Hasheminezhad – Iowa State University
Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk Policies
Monday, Sep 18th
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
PLT - Using the Simplified Stochastic Event Flood Modeling Approach to Support the Risk Informed Decision Making Method to Evaluate Dam Safety
Location: Oasis 3/4
Poster Presenter: Cory Anderson, P.E. – Barr Engineering Co.
General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesHydroelectricGeneral Case Studies
Monday, Sep 18th
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
CS7B - Concurrent Session 07B: DMAD Dam Rehabilitation Phase II
Location: Pasadena
Presenter: Jed McFarlane, P.E. – Gerhart Cole, Inc.
Inspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
Monday, Sep 18th
5:15 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
PLT - An Evaluation of Uncertainty Associated with Generalized PMP Estimation Methods
Location: Oasis 3/4
Poster Presenter: Zahra Zahmatkesh – KGS Group
General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
Tuesday, Sep 19th
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
CS12B - Concurrent Session 12B: Evaluating Slope Stability of a Reclamation Dam using Three-Dimensional Limit Equilibrium Analysis
Location: Sierra
Presenter: Tyler Quick – Bureau of Reclamation
Public Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
Tuesday, Sep 19th
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
CS13B - Concurrent Session 13B: In a Room Full of Experts… Tips for Success from PFMA Recorders
Location: Smoketree A-E
Presenter: Kathleen Darby, Ph.D., P.E. – Geosyntec Consultants
General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk Policies
Tuesday, Sep 19th
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
CS10D - Concurrent Session 10D: Garrison Dam - Iterative CFD Modeling to Evaluate Spillway Overlay Measures with 70 ft of Uplift Resistance
Location: Madera
Presenter: Chad Vensel, P.E. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Public Safety at DamsGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
Tuesday, Sep 19th
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
CS15A - Concurrent Session 15A: Is catchment area the dominant factor for PMF estimation in a supposedly hydrologically homogeneous region?
Location: Madera
Presenter: Miguel Wong, Ph.D., P.E. – Barr Engineering Co.
Public Safety at DamsGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
Tuesday, Sep 19th
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
CS16A - Concurrent Session 16A: Development of a Consistent Framework: Risk Prioritization for 36 Unsafe, High Hazard Dams in Massachusetts
Location: Pasadena
Presenter: Amanda Barnett – GEI Consultants, Inc.
Dam Failures and IncidentsDam RemovalPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Risk Policies
Tuesday, Sep 19th
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
CS18A - Concurrent Session 18A: Updates to USACE Drilling Guidance ER 1110-1-1807
Location: Smoketree A-E
Presenter: Thomas Terry, P.E., P.G. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk Policies
Tuesday, Sep 19th
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
CS16B - Concurrent Session 16B: Oregon’s Semi-Quantitative Risk Assessments for Dams with Limited Design and Analysis Information
Location: Pasadena
Presenter: Keith Mills, P.E., G.E. – Oregon Water Resources Department
Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesNew and Emerging TechnologiesClimate Change
Wednesday, Sep 20th
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
CS25B - Concurrent Session 25B: Assessing Uplift at Existing Spillway Chutes in a Post Oroville World
Location: Madera
Presenter: Frederick (Rick) Lux, III, P.E. – Aubian Engineering Inc.
Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
Wednesday, Sep 20th
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
CS25C - Concurrent Session 25C: SQRA Methods Bringing Clarity to a Spillway Design Flow Decision
Location: Madera
Presenter: Cory Anderson, P.E. – Barr Engineering Co.
Public Safety at DamsGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
Wednesday, Sep 20th
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
CS29A - Concurrent Session 29A: Climate Vulnerability Assessment for Possible Hot-Dry and Warm-Wet Future Climates for Dams in California
Location: Madera
Presenter: Debbie Martin – RTI International
Co-Presenter: Nicole Novembre – Brava Engineering
General Risk PoliciesClimate Change
Wednesday, Sep 20th
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
CS31B - Concurrent Session 31B: Overtopping Potential for 550 Dams: Considering Storm Events with Varying Duration and Return Period
Location: Sierra
Presenter: Jacob A. Smith – North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsSecurity Programs and Protective MeasuresIncident Management Exercises & TrainingPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Risk Policies
Wednesday, Sep 20th
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM PDT
CS31C - Concurrent Session 31C: Rapid Overtopping Evaluation for State-Regulated Dams in North Carolina
Location: Sierra
Presenter: Michael Crouch, P.E., CFM – RTI International
Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management Exercises & TrainingPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Risk PoliciesNew and Emerging Technologies
Wednesday, Sep 20th
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
CS28C - Concurrent Session 28C: Implementing Risk-Informed Decision Making in a Regulatory Dam Safety Program
Location: Catalina
Presenter: Doug Boyer – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Regulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk Policies
Wednesday, Sep 20th
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
CS29C - Concurrent Session 29C: Development of Precipitation Frequency Areal Reduction Factors for Dams in British Columbia
Location: Madera
Presenter: Kyle Chudler – RTI International
Public Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk Policies
Wednesday, Sep 20th
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
CS39A - Concurrent Session 39A: The Engineer-of-Record’s Role in Risk Informed Decision Making in Levee Design
Location: Sierra
Presenter: Daniel N. Teak, P.E. – HDR
Co-Presenter: Kimberly Lukas, P.E., CPESC – HDR
General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk Policies