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Monday, Sep 22nd
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET
CS1A - Concurrent Session 01A: Lighting Strikes Twice at Rapidan Dam
Presenter: Jim Herbert, P.E. – Barr Engineering Co.
Co-Presenter: Joe Hjerpe, P.E. – Barr Engineering Co.
Dam Failures and IncidentsDam Removal
Monday, Sep 22nd
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET
CS2A - Concurrent Session 02A: Updating Precipitation Design Standards for Oregon: Precipitation Frequency and Probable Maximum Precipitation
Presenter: Luciana Cunha – WEST Consultants Inc
Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyClimate Change
Monday, Sep 22nd
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET
CS5A - Concurrent Session 05A: A Practical Methodology for Static Liquefaction Potential Evaluation and Post Triggering Stability Assessment in Embankment Dams
Presenter: Casey Fritsch – GEI Consultants
Co-Presenter: Carlin Grundemann, P.E. – GEI Consultants
Dam Failures and IncidentsRegulation of Tailings DamsGeneral Risk PoliciesHydroelectricNew and Emerging Technologies
Monday, Sep 22nd
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
CS4B - Concurrent Session 04B: Muskingum River Dam Replacement: Construction Manager at Risk Approach at McConnelsville
Presenter: Mike Garver – The Ruhlin Company
Co-Presenter: James Hilovsky, P.E. – Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Dam Failures and IncidentsDam RemovalPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee Policy
Monday, Sep 22nd
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
CS5B - Concurrent Session 05B: Alternative Method to Model Dam Concrete-Rock Foundation Interface Shear Strength
Presenter: R Craig Findlay, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., BC.GE – Findlay Engineering, Inc.
Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyHydroelectricGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
Monday, Sep 22nd
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
CS1C - Concurrent Session 01C: Terror in the San Francisquito Canyon
Presenter: Andy Yung, P.E., CFM, BC.WRE – Walter P. Moore
Co-Presenter: Josh Yung, EIT – Stantec
Co-Presenter: Neel Salvi, P.E. – Walter P. Moore
Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Case Studies
Monday, Sep 22nd
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
CS2C - Concurrent Session 02C: New Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) for Dam Safety – the case of North Carolina
Presenter: Hadush Seged Hagos, Ph.D., P.E. – NC Department of Environmental Quality
Co-Presenter: William E. Toby Vinson, Jr., PE, CPM – NC Department of Environmental Quality
Co-Presenter: Bill Kappel – Applied Weather Associates
Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
Monday, Sep 22nd
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
CS6A - Concurrent Session 06A: Decade Dam Failures - Update on the 2005 Failure of Hadlock Pond Dam, Fort Ann, NY
Presenter: Kevin J. Ruswick, P.E., CFM – Schnabel Engineering
Co-Presenter: Michael Quinn, P.E. – Schnabel Engineering
Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
Monday, Sep 22nd
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
CS6B - Concurrent Session 06B: 1925 Eileen Dam Failure - Know Your Foundation!
Presenter: Robb J. Roy, P.E. – Colliers Engineering & Design
Dam Failures and IncidentsHydroelectric
Monday, Sep 22nd
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
CS8B - Concurrent Session 08B: Lake Ilo Revival: A Story of Dam Rehabilitation
Presenter: Paul Perri – W. W. Wheeler and Associates, Inc.
Co-Presenter: Dave Hibbs – U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Dam Failures and IncidentsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
Monday, Sep 22nd
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
CS9B - Concurrent Session 09B:A New Concrete-Lined Spillway Chute Concept, Part 1 - Addressing Hydraulic Potential Failure Modes
Presenter: Frederick Lux, III, P.E. – Aubian Engineering Inc.
Co-Presenter: Paul G. Schweiger, PE, CFM – GFT
Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
Monday, Sep 22nd
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
CS9C - Concurrent Session 09C:A New Concrete-Lined Spillway Chute Concept, Part 2 – Addressing Uplift Through Seepage Measures
Presenter: Frederick Lux, III, P.E. – Aubian Engineering Inc.
Co-Presenter: Paul G. Schweiger, PE, CFM – GFT
Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
Monday, Sep 22nd
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
CS6C - Concurrent Session 06C: Dam Failure Case Studies from the 2015 South Carolina Flood
Presenter: Carmen Lepsch, P.E. – Schnabel Engineering
Co-Presenter: Riley Manwaring, EIT – GFT
Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
Monday, Sep 22nd
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
CS8C - Concurrent Session 08C: A Case Study of Design and Construction Challenges of a Soil-Cement Bentonite Hydraulic Cutoff Wall in a Loose Sand Embankment
Presenter: Carl Honkala – GEI Consultants
Co-Presenter: Carlin Grundemann, P.E. – GEI Consultants
Co-Presenter: Michael D. Carpenter, P.E. – GEI Consultants
Co-Presenter: Joshua Ehlich, M.S. – DeWind One Pass Trenching
Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsGeneral Case Studies
Monday, Sep 22nd
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
CS10C - Concurrent Session 10C: Navigating Design and Constructability Risks During Construction
Presenter: Nisheet Reddy, P.E. – GEI Consultants
Co-Presenter: Zachary J. Servinski – Fisher Contracting Company
Co-Presenter: Rusty Friedle, IV – Fisher Contracting Company
Co-Presenter: Chetan Swarn, P.E. – GEI Consultants
Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Risk Policies
Monday, Sep 22nd
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
PLT4 - Bridging Deterministic and Probabilistic Methods for Dam Safety Evaluation
Poster Presenter: Giselle Aviles – Santa Clara University
Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk Policies
Monday, Sep 22nd
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
PLT11 - Effect of lime-treatment on earthen embankment failure processes
Poster Presenter: Daniel Livsey, Ph.D. – USDA - ARS
Poster Co-presenter: Bryan Heiner, M.S. – USDA - ARS
Poster Co-presenter: Sherry Hunt, PhD, P.E. – USDA - ARS
Dam Failures and IncidentsEnvironmental IssuesGeneral Case Studies
Monday, Sep 22nd
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
PLT12 - Protecting A Reservoir from Flooding Using a Bi-Directional Spillway and High-Performance Turf Reinforcement Mats
Poster Presenter: Paul Perri – W. W. Wheeler and Associates, Inc.
Poster Co-presenter: Brad Piede – Denver Water
Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee Policy
Monday, Sep 22nd
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
PLT21 - North Carolina Statewide PMP-Modernizing the Process for Dam Safety
Poster Presenter: Bill Kappel – Applied Weather Associates
Poster Co-presenter: Hadush Seged Hagos, Ph.D., P.E. – NC Department of Environmental Quality
Poster Co-presenter: William E. Toby Vinson, Jr., PE, CPM – NC Department of Environmental Quality
Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyHydroelectricGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging TechnologiesClimate Change
Monday, Sep 22nd
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
PLT44 - What do we miss when we analyze and design radial gates for spillways? – A case study of the Pyramid Dam Headworks structure.
Poster Presenter: Mohammadreza Mostafa, Ph.D., P.E. – Stantec
Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Case Studies
Tuesday, Sep 23rd
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM ET
GS2A: Analysis of Historic Rainfall from Hurricane Helene-Does This Change PMP?
Presenter: Bill Kappel – Applied Weather Associates
Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesClimate Change
Tuesday, Sep 23rd
8:45 AM – 10:00 AM ET
GS2B: Hurricane Helene: A Panel Discussion on Impacts to Dams in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee
Presenter: Jonathan M. Pittman, P.E. – Schnabel Engineering
Co-Presenter: William E. Toby Vinson, Jr., PE, CPM – NC Department of Environmental Quality
Co-Presenter: Dustin Waycaster – Town of Lake Lure
Co-Presenter: Stan Aiken, P.E. – NC Department of Environmental Quality
Co-Presenter: Leslie Carreiro – City of Asheville
Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
Tuesday, Sep 23rd
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
CS16A - Concurrent Session 16A: Prelude to Teton - The Multi-Causal Factors of the 1965 Fontenelle Incident
Presenter: Mark E. Baker, P.E – DamCrest Consulting
Dam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingGeneral Case Studies
Tuesday, Sep 23rd
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
CS17A - Concurrent Session 17A: 2D Dam Breach Modeling Best Practices and Troubleshooting
Presenter: Chris Goodell, PE, BC.WRE – Kleinschmidt Associates
Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
Tuesday, Sep 23rd
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
CS16B - Concurrent Session 16B: Big Boils? Big Problems; The 20th Anniversary of the Incident at Salt Fork Lake Dam
Presenter: Brianne M. Cochill, E.I. – Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Co-Presenter: Mia Kannik, P.E. – Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Dam Failures and Incidents
Tuesday, Sep 23rd
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
CS16C - Concurrent Session 16C: Picking Up the Pieces - The Failure of Walter Bouldin Dam, Its Aftermath, and the Lessons Learned by Alabama Power and FERC
Presenter: Richard L. Mickwee, II, P.E. – Southern Company
Co-Presenter: Bobby Williams, P.E. – Tri-L Engineering
Dam Failures and IncidentsHydroelectricGeneral Case Studies
Tuesday, Sep 23rd
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
CS17C - Concurrent Session 17C: Manning's “n” for 2D Hydraulic Modeling of Dam Breach Inundation
Presenter: William K. Barry, PhD, PE, CFM, PE, BC WRE, F ASCE – Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Case Studies
Tuesday, Sep 23rd
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM ET
CS25A - Concurrent Session 25A: A Comparison of Trencher Method vs. Slurry Trenching and Soil Mixing for Seepage Barriers in Dams
Presenter: Charlie Krug – Geo-Solutions, Inc.
Dam Failures and IncidentsEnvironmental IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
Tuesday, Sep 23rd
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
CS21A - Concurrent Session 21A: Kingsley Dam
Presenter: Tim Gokie, P.E. – NE Department of Natural Resources
Dam Failures and Incidents
Tuesday, Sep 23rd
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM ET
CS25C - Concurrent Session 25C: Influence of Wet-Dry Weathering on Hydraulic Conductivity and Infiltration Rate for Fine-Grained Soils and Weathered Shales
Presenter: Calvin Tohm – South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Dam Failures and IncidentsClimate Change
Tuesday, Sep 23rd
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
CS21B - Concurrent Session 21B: Carsington Dam
Presenter: Michael Bennett, P.E. – GFT
Dam Failures and Incidents
Tuesday, Sep 23rd
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM ET
CS25D - Concurrent Session 25D: Seismic-Induced Cracking of Earth Dams: Updated Database and Recommendations
Presenter: Juan E. Jimenez – Purdue University
Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
Tuesday, Sep 23rd
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM ET
CS25E - Concurrent Session 25E: Assessing Change and Uncertainty in Future Flood Estimates with Large-Ensemble Streamflow Projections
Presenter: Ganesh R. Ghimire, Ph.D. – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Co-Presenter: Scott DeNeale – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Dam Failures and IncidentsHydroelectricNew and Emerging TechnologiesClimate Change
Tuesday, Sep 23rd
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
CS21C - Concurrent Session 21C: Gros Ventre Slide
Presenter: Kevin J. Ruswick, P.E., CFM – Schnabel Engineering
Dam Failures and Incidents
Wednesday, Sep 24th
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM ET
CS26A - Concurrent Session 26A: 130th Anniversary of the Bouzey Dam Failure –The Importance of Internal Uplift Pressure in Stability Design of Gravity Dams
Presenter: Siavash Sajedi, Ph.D., P.E. – GFT
Co-Presenter: Greg Richards, P.E., CFM – GFT
Dam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingInspection of DamsGeneral Case Studies
Wednesday, Sep 24th
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
CS26B - Concurrent Session 26B: Understanding Human Factors that Contributed to the Banqiao and Shimantan Dam Failures
Presenter: Andy Lynch, PE, CFM – GFT
Co-Presenter: Dawning Wu, P.E. – HDR
Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Case Studies
Wednesday, Sep 24th
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM ET
CS26C - Concurrent Session 26C: Technical Lessons and Regulatory Impact: The Eigiau and Coedty Dam Failures
Presenter: Dan McGraw, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers
Co-Presenter: Reuben Sasaki, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers
Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
Wednesday, Sep 24th
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
CS30A - Concurrent Session 30A: Unmitigated Disaster, Val di Stava Dam Failure
Presenter: Clint Brown, P.E. – Engineering Analytics
Dam Failures and Incidents
Wednesday, Sep 24th
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
CS32A - Concurrent Session 32A: Cracking Complex Conundrums: Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling of Newark’s High Hazard Dams
Presenter: Rex S. Gamble, EIT – GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc.
Co-Presenter: Mia Hildebrandt, P.E., CFM – GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc.
Dam Failures and IncidentsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Case Studies
Wednesday, Sep 24th
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
CS30B - Concurrent Session 30B: A River Runs Through It - The 1975 Failure of Mike Horse Tailings Dam
Presenter: Ben J. Webster, PE, PMP – Schnabel Engineering
Co-Presenter: Jonathan M. Pittman, P.E. – Schnabel Engineering
Dam Failures and Incidents
Wednesday, Sep 24th
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
CS32B - Concurrent Session 32B: Improving dam safety with operational AI hydrologic forecasts: sharing case studies and insights
Presenter: Laura Read – Upstream Tech
Dam Failures and IncidentsHydroelectricNew and Emerging TechnologiesClimate Change
Wednesday, Sep 24th
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
CS30C - Concurrent Session 30C: 2015 Failure of Fundao Dam [DFIC Decade Series]
Presenter: Tom MacDougall, P.E. – RJH Consultants, Inc.
Co-Presenter: John W. France, PE, D.GE, D.WRE, M. ASCE – JWF Consulting LLC
Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Case Studies
Wednesday, Sep 24th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
CS34A - Concurrent Session 34A: 20 Years Later: Reflecting on the Impact of Hurricane Katrina
Presenter: Meghan Walter – USDA - NRCS
Co-Presenter: Lee Wooten – GEI Consultants
Co-Presenter: Eric Halpin – Halpin Consulting LLC
Co-Presenter: Matthias Lindenbauer, P.E. – HDR
Co-Author: Julien Cohen-Waeber – Exponent
Dam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingRegulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies