Detecting, Monitoring, and Repairing Voids Beneath Spillway Slabs: Agenda
August 12, 2025
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern
Agenda
- Background
- Potential Failure Modes associated with voids underneath spillways
- Theory, application, and design of defensive measures
- Field exploration approaches and non-destructive techniques for detecting and monitoring voids
- Interim risk reduction measures and repairs
- Q&A Session 1
- Merrit Dam Case Studies
- Background/History of void concerns
- Void mitigation and continued erosion
- Temporary risk reduction
- Vallecito Dam Case Studies
- Background/History of void concerns
- Spillway void investigations
- Temporary risk reduction
- Hyrum Dam Case Studies
- Background/History of void concerns
- Spillway void investigations
- Temporary risk reduction
- Summary/Recap slide
- Q&A Session 2