On-Demand Presentations

The following presentations will be available On-Demand only. All On-Demand sessions will be available starting October 1, 2021 and available until April 1, 2022 for all Dam Safety 2021 fullconference registrants.

A Tale of Two Models: A Comparison of Physical and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Models for Boiling Springs Site 1 Dam Rehabilitation Project Sherry L. Hunt, Ph.D., E.I.T., Kem C. Kadavy, P.E., USDA - ARS Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit; Chris Stoner, P. E., and Valerie Glasgow, E.I.T., USDA - NRCS; Colin Young, P.E., and Tony Grubbs, P.E., Freese and Nichols, Inc.

An Assessment of SCS Rainfall-runoff Model in Semi-Arid Watersheds Using Event-Based Realtime Data from the ARS, Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed Atiq Syed P.E., Ph.D., USDA - NRCS

Becker Penetration Test (BPT) Induced Vibrations Tianfei Liao, Ph.D., P.E., B. Philip Shull, Hawkins Gagnon, and Alex Rutledge, Schnabel Engineering

Belci Dam Failure 1991 Eric Gross, Paul Kokoszka, and Teodor Strat, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Benefits of 3D Seepage Modeling with Unique Geotechnical Considerations Chris J. Redell, P.E., US Army Corps of Engineers

Greenbrier State Park Dam - Not Your Average Walk In The Park Wesley Hollenbach, P.E., CFM; G. Michael McIntyre, AECOM; John Roche, P.E., MD Department of the Environment

How intelligent monitoring solutions (IMS) can detect dam movement remotely and automatically to save money and protect assets Simon Brightwell, Dan Miller, and Chris Gairns, Senceive Influence of Sensitivity and Rate of Strength Loss on Seismic Deformations of a Levee Tyler J. Oathes, and Ross W. Boulanger, Ph.D., P.E., University of California, Davis; and Steven Friesen, P.E., CA Department of Water Resources

Levee Operation & Maintenance: Risk Reduction at a Dynamic Site 1959 to Today Benjamin D. Girtain-Plowe, P.E., NY Department of Environmental Conservation

Low-head Dam Safety and Engineering Education Kenneth R. Wright, Wright Water Engineers, Inc.

Potential Failure Modes Analysis, a Dam Owner’s Perspective Stephen Kinsley, City of Columbus; Jonathan Leonard and Sierra McCreary, Black and Veatch

Probable Maximum Flood Conditions and Estimations Emma Lyon, EIT, Utah State University

Rapid risk screening tools to support risk quantification at portfolio scales Jonathan Quebbeman, Shaun Carney, and Katie van Werkhoven, RTI International

Remote Underwater Inspection Technologies For Comprehensive Assessments Of Dam Structures - Case Study Deer Creek Dam (Utah) - Provo River Water Users Association (PRWUA) Scott Waite and Deon Stockert, Advanced Engineering and Environmental

Safety assessment of the Jucazinho RCC dam in Brazil: an investigation considering intraplate seismicity Windson Bezerra de Aguiar and Paulo Marcelo Vieira Ribeiro, DSc.,Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)

Site-Specific Seismic Hazard Analysis for Two Dams in Washington Utilizing NGA-Subduction Ground Motion Models Mark Dober, AECOM; Roger Raeburn, PacifiCorp

On-Demand Presentations

Stability Monitoring Of Gravity Dams - Significance Of Geotechnical And Geodetic Instrumentation Mrs. Praveena Das Jennifer (B.E., M.E.- Civil, Mr. Sripad R Naik (B.E., M.E., Ph.D. - Mining) and B N V Siva Prasad, National Institute Of Rock Mechanics, Govt Of India, Ministry Of Mines, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Tailings dams under the quantum microscope of public awareness Charles F. Cobb, AK Department of Natural Resources; Mike Henderson, BGC Engineering; Sarah Shoemaker, US Forest Service

The Story of a 1981 Tailings Dam Failure in Ages, Kentucky Rachel Barrows, P.E., Ben Webster, P.E., and Jon Keeling, P.E., Stantec What The Slab?! Risk Assessment Of Erosion-Based Failure Modes For A Concrete Lined Spillway In A High Consequence Area Justin T. Pearce, P.G., C.E.G., Casey A. Cummins, P.E., Andrew D. Hill, P.E., Carolyn J. Pearson, P.E., Ross N. Wright, P.E., and Coty E. Young, P.E., US Army Corps of Engineers