21st Century Dam Design — Advances and Adaptations

Managing Multiple Priorities: Raising a Dam, Operating a Reservoir, and Coordinating a System of Projects (Kelly Rodgers and Gerald E. Reed III, San Diego County Water Authority; Rosalva Morales and Yana Balotsky, City of San Diego; Thomas O. Keller, GEI Consultants, Inc.; and Kevin N. Davis, Black & Veatch Corporation)

Partnering with Project Stakeholders at the San Vicente Dam Raise (Thomas C. Haid, Parsons/Black & Veatch JV; Gerald E. Reed III, Vic Bianes and Kelly Rodgers, San Diego County Water Authority; and William A. Corn, Shimmick Construction Company)

Managing Unexpected Endangered Species Issues on Bid-Ready Projects (Anita M. Hayworth, Dudek; Mary Putnam, San Diego County Water Authority; and Douglas Gettinger, Jeffrey D. Priest and Paul M. Lemons, Dudek)

Planning and Cost Reduction Considerations for RCC Dam Construction (Adam Zagorski, Shimmick/Obayashi JV; and Mike Pauletto, M. Pauletto and Associates)

Ten Years After the World Commission on Dams Report: Where Are We? (Manoshree Sundaram, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

Australian Risk Approach for Assessment of Dams (M. Barker, GHD)

The Relative Health of the Dams and Reservoirs Market (Del A. Shannon, ASI Constructors, Inc.)

Design of the Dams of the Panama Canal Expansion (Lelio Mejia, John Roadifer and Mike Forrest, URS Corporation; and Antonio Abrego and Maximiliano De Puy, Autoridad del Canal de Panama)

Myponga Dam Stability Evaluation: Modeling Stress Relaxation for Arch Dams Using Linear Finite Element Analysis (Scott L. Jones and Guy S. Lund, URS Corporation; Bill Moler, URS Australia Pty Ltd; and Derek Moore, SA Water)

Blue Lake Dam Left Abutment Geological Modeling for Dam Raise (Peter C. Friz and Dan Curtis, Hatch Ltd.; James H. Rutherford, Stephen Hart and David C. Johnston, Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc.; and Dean Orbison, City and Borough of Sitka)

Stability Evaluation of Leftmost Power-Unit Monoliths of the Three Gorges Dam (Haibo Liang, Gannett Fleming, Inc.; and Christopher S. Bailey and Trent L. Dreese, Gannett Fleming, Inc.)

Three Predominate Failure Modes of Thin Arch Dams (Chad Gillan and Guy S. Lund, URS Corporation; and James Weldon, Denver Water)

The Investigation of a Concrete Gravity Dam in a Narrow Canyon Using 3-D Nonlinear Analysis (Mike Knarr, Matthew Muto, Nicolas von Gersdorff and John Dong, Southern California Edison, Co.; Ziyad Duron, Harvey Mudd College; and John Yen, Southern California Edison, Co.)

Folsom Dam JFP — A Tale of Strength Design, Risk Analysis, and Interagency Cooperation (Cecily M. Nolan, Corps of Engineers)

Selecting Strength Input Parameters for Structural Analysis of Aging Concrete Dams (Timothy P. Dolen, Bureau of Reclamation)

Wyaralong RCC Dam Summary & the Impact of “Low” Quality Aggregate on Design (Colleen Stratford, SMEC; Emily Schwartz, Paul C. Rizzo Associates; Robert Montalvo, Macmahon; Ernest Schrader, Schrader Consulting; and Richard Herweynen, Entura)

Limestone Filler Used as Cementitious Material in the Mix for the Largest RCC Dam in Europe: La Breña II (Rafael Ibáñez de Aldecoa, Dragados S.A.; Gonzalo Noriega, Dragados-USA; Antonio Sandoval, acuaSur; and Miguel Sanz, Dragados S.A.)

Beyond RCC — Building Quality into the San Vicente Dam Raise (James L. Stiady, G2 D Resources, LLC; Russell Grant, Kleinfelder, Inc.; David Ribble, Parsons/Black & Veatch JV; and Wade Griffis, San Diego County Water Authority)

Directional Drilling for High Capacity Anchors at Bluestone Dam (Mark J. Rothbauer and Jeff R. Hopple, Brayman Construction Corporation)

Estimated Shear Strength of Shear Keys and Bonded Joints in Concrete Dams (Dan D. Curtis, Hatch Renewable Power)

New Materials and Technologies for Leakage Sealing Without Affecting Operation — High Pressure Resins Injections (A. Gonzalo, HCC; J. Alonso, ENDESA; F. Vazquez, EMASESA; and A. Vaquero, HCC)

Penstock Scour Formation at Bluestone Dam (E.F.R. Bollaert, AquaVision Engineering Ltd.)

Designing the Folsom Auxiliary Spillway Piers Using LS-DYNA® Time-History Results (Eric Kennedy, Corps of Engineers)

Large-Eddy Simulation of Flow Over a Low-Head Dam (Piroz Zamankhan, University of Iceland)

Sensitivities of Channel Geometry Compared to Modeling Assumptions in Dam Failure Analysis (Joey M. Windham, Corps of Engineers)

Dam Failure System Modeling in the Muskingum Watershed — Beach City Dam (Edward L. Stowasser, Corps of Engineers)

Unsteady Flow Simulations and Inundation Mapping for the Missouri River Main-Stem Dam System (Thomas Gorman, Curtis Miller, Lowell Blankers, Laurel Hamilton, Neil Vohl and Megan Splattstoesser, Corps of Engineers)

Modeling Dam Failures of the Rancocas Creek Watershed in Southern New Jersey (Arthur C. Miller, AECOM; Dennis Johnson, Juniata College; and Norman Folmar, Pennsylvania State University)

Development of Computational Methodology to Assess Erosion Damage in Dam Spillways (B. Dasgupta, D. Basu, K. Das and R. Green, Southwest Research Institute)

Economic Analysis of Privatized Hydroelectric Power Plant Projects in Turkey (Murat Gunduz, Middle East Technical University; and Haci Bayram Sahin, GESTAS Construction Inc. Co.)

Post-Tensioned Trunnion Anchor Rod Testing, West Point Dam and R.F. Henry Dam (George V. Poiroux, Corps of Engineers)

Intelligent Flow Control After Load Rejection at the Juniper Ridge Hydroelectric Power Generation Project, Bend, Oregon (Alden C. Robinson and Z. (Joe) Zhao, Sunrise Engineering, Inc.)

Safe Grouting Pressures for Dam Remediation (Jeffrey A. Schaefer, David B. Paul and Douglas D. Boyer, Corps of Engineers)

Rock Grouting for Dams and the Need to Fight Regressive Thinking (Donald A. Bruce, Geosystems, L.P.)

Evaluating the Risks of an Internal Erosion Failure at Amistad Dam (William O. Engemoen, Bureau of Reclamation; Randel Mead, Corps of Engineers; and Luis Hernandez, International Boundary and Water Commission)

Geologic Data and Risk Assessment; Improving Geologic Thinking and Products (Peter T. Shaffner, Corps of Engineers)

Assessing the Potential for Seepage Barrier Defects to Propagate into Seepage Erosion Mechanisms (Ryan G. Van Leuven and John D. Rice, Utah State University)

Reliable Seepage Control by Plastic Concrete Cut-off Walls (Peter E. Banzhaf and Eckart Colmorgen, Bauer Spezialtiefbau GmbH)

Assessment and Analysis of Wyaralong Dam Foundation (Jared Deible, Paul C. Rizzo Associates; Richard Herweynen, Entura; and John Ager, SMEC Australia)

Navigation Lock Foundation Design in Complex Karst Geology at Chickamauga Dam (Mark S. Elson and Juan Payne, Corps of Engineers; and Dewayne Ponds, ARCADIS US, Inc.)

Howard A Hanson Dam Right Abutment Seepage Fast Track to Interim and Final Repairs (Richard E. Smith, Robert E. Romocki and Dennis A. Fischer, Corps of Engineers)

Cement Bentonite Slurry Wall Strength — Tuttle Creek Dam Seismic Remediation (Amod K. Koirala, Glen M. Bellew, John C. Dillon and David L. Mathews, Corps of Engineers)

Construction of Cut-Off Wall by Low-Headroom-Cutter Inside Dam Tunnel in China (Wolfgang G. Brunner, BAUER Maschinen GmbH; Arthur Bi and William Chang, BAUER Technologies Ltd.; and Dung Feng Zong, China Water Group)

Wanapum Dam Future Unit Infill Project (Jim Rutherford, Hatch Associates Consultants; Cliff Stump, Barnard Construction, Inc.; Gary Mass, Concrete Engineer & Consultant; David Lehto, Knight Construction and Supply; and Randy Nash, Grant County Public Utility District No. 2)

Falls Dam Stoney Gate Repairs (Mark J. Gross, Alcoa Power Generating Inc.; and Paul F. Shiers, Anthony W. Plizga and Jesse Kropelnicki, PB Americas, Inc.; and John C. Lyon, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

Remediation Measures Implemented to Resolve Gate Operation Difficulties Related to Spillway Deck Concrete Expansion (Mark J. Gross, Alcoa Power Generating Inc.; Jacob Vozel, Allegheny Energy Engineering & Construction, and Bryce Mochrie and Stefan Schadinger, PB Power; and Paul F. Shiers, PB Americas, Inc.)

Cheesman Dam Outlet Works Renovation — Underwater Construction Engineering (Jeff Martin, Denver Water; and Gordon Harbison, Krech Ojard & Associates)

Guidelines for Assessing Sediment-Related Effects of Dam Removal (Timothy J. Randle, Jennifer A. Bountry and Blair P. Greimann, Bureau of Reclamation)

Short- and Long-Term Impacts of Sediment Erosion Following Dam Removal: Sediment and Nutrient Loading (John R. Shuman, Johnson, Mirmiran and Thompson)

Sediment Impacts from the Removal of Savage Rapids Dam (Jennifer A. Bountry, Yong G. Lai and Timothy J. Randle, Bureau of Reclamation)

Remove or Reinforce: Design Alternatives to Meet Dam Safety and Fish Passage Requirements at San Clemente Dam (Tom Hepler and Blair Greimann, Bureau of Reclamation; Trish Chapman, State Coastal Conservancy; and Jeffery Szytel, Water Systems Consulting, Inc.)

Lake Townsend Dam Replacement — Construction Update, Greensboro, NC (Robert Cannon, Tillman Marshall, Gerald Robblee, Frederic Snider and Jerry Gardner, Schnabel Engineering; Melinda King and Allan Williams, City of Greensboro; and Andrew R. Downs, Crowder Construction Company)

Emergency Response and Rehabilitation of Spillway Damage Caused by a Mother’s Day Storm (Stephen L. Whiteside, Tyler C. Dunn and Aaron J. Rubin, CDM; and Richard Dawe, Lynn Water & Sewer Commission)

Seepage Modeling for Evaluation of Dewatering Efforts for Construction of the Coachella Canal Lining Project (Geraldo R. Iglesia, G2 D Resources, LLC; Christopher M. Dull, R.W. Beck, Inc.; Kenneth A. Steele, Consultant; and Halla Razak, San Diego County Water Authority)

Reliability Analysis of Side Slopes for the All-American Canal Lining Project (Geraldo R. Iglesia, G2 D Resources; Christopher M. Dull, R.W. Beck, Inc.; Kenneth A. Steele, Consultant; and Kathy L. Schuler, San Diego County Water Authority)

Design and Construction of a Sub-Liner Drain System for the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant (Gerald Robblee, Edward Billington, Robert Cannon, Gary Rogers, Donald Basinger, Frederic Snider and Alex Rutledge, Schnabel Engineering; and David Battige, Consumers Energy)

Saving Institutional Memory and the Extraordinary Cost Effectiveness of Project Databases (Donald A. Bruce, Geosystems, L.P)

Stress Analysis of Proposed Raising of the Blue Lake Arch Dam (D. Curtis and F. Feng; Hatch Ltd.; S. Hart, Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc.; and D. Orbison, City and Borough of Sitka)

Rebuilding the Silver Lake Dam (Jeffrey M. Bair, Black & Veatch Corporation; Benjamin K. Ferguson, Paul C. Rizzo Associates; Jeffrey E. Krueger, Integrys Business Support, LLC; and Robert J. Meyers, Upper Peninsula Power Company)

Investigating and Rehabilitating a 100-Year Old Earthen Embankment Dam in Southeastern Massachusetts (Stan S. Sadkowski, III, Vernon R. Kokosa and Luke D. Norton, Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc., George Rogers, A.D. Makepeace Company; and Alan Swieder, McNamara/Salvia, Inc.)

Lessons Learned at the Taum Sauk Rebuild (Paul C. Rizzo and Carl Rizzo, Paul C. Rizzo Associates, Inc.; and John Bowen, ASI Constructors, Inc.)

Stability Issues at Intake UD, Hong Kong (A. Rowland, C. F. Wan and J. Dominic Molyneux, Black & Veatch Corporation)

Performance of Flood-Tested Soil-Cement Protected Levees (Kenneth D. Hansen, Consultant; Dennis L. Richards, Ayres Associates; and Mark E. Krebs, Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering, Inc.)

Gibe III: A Zigzag Geomembrane Core for a Rockfill Cofferdam in Ethiopia (G. Pietrangeli and A. Pietrangeli, Studio Ing.; A. Scuero and G. Vaschetti, Carpitech; and J. Wilkes, Carpi USA Inc.)

Design and Construction of Nemiscau-1 Dam, the First Asphalt Core Rockfill Dam in North America (Vlad Alicescu and Jean-Pierre Tournier, Hydro-Québec; Pierre Vannobel, SEBJ; and Véronique Moore, Groupe Qualitas Inc.)

Central Filter Drain Installation for the Rehabilitation of Buckeye FRS No. 1 (Sam Sherman, Flood Control District of Maricopa County; and Lawrence Hansen, AMEC Earth & Environmental)

First Introduction of Greg Hanson’s "Jet Erosion Test" in Europe: Return on Experience after 2 Years of Testing (Patrick Pinettes, geophyConsult SAS; Jean-Robert Courivaud and Jean-Jacques Fry, eDF-CIH; and Fabienne Mercier and Stéphane Bonelli, Cemagref UR Ouvrages hydrauliques et hydrologie)

Application of ‘A Unified Method for Estimating Probabilities of Failure of Embankment Dams by Internal Erosion and Piping’ — A UK Perspective (M. Eddleston, MWH; P. Rigby, Haweswater House; R. Margrett and P. J. Mason, MWH; K. D. Gardiner, United Utilities Water PLC; and J. Cyganiewicz, Cyganiewicz Geotechnical, LLC)

Pine Creek Dam — Issues, Investigations, and Interim Measures (D. Wade Anderson and Kathryn A. White, Corps of Engineers)

Modeling, Mapping & Consequence Production Center / Illustrated Guide to MMC Inundation Mapping Graphic Specification (Joey M. Windham and Will Breitkreutz, Corps of Engineers)

USACE Modeling, Mapping, & Consequence Center — Bluestone Dam Failure Analysis & Lessons Learned (Edward L. Stowasser, Corps of Engineers)

Proactive Ownership of the Pedlar Dam Leads to Timely and Cost-Efficient Solutions with Changing Regulations (Dennis Hogan and Greg Zamensky, Black & Veatch Corporation)

Approaches to Estimating Consequences Due to Levee Failure, St Paul Levee System Beta Test (Corby Lewis, Patrick Foley, Mitch Laird, Kari Layman, Jeff McGrath and Andrew Sander, Corps of Engineers)

A Consistent Approach for Vulnerability Assessment of Dams (Yazmin Seda-Sanabria, Corps of Engineers; M. Anthony Fainberg, Institute for Defense Analyses; and Enrique E. Matheu, U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

Development of a Practical Tabletop Exercise Support Tool (Michael Bowen, Robert C. Hughes, Alan Patterson and Enrique E. Matheu, U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

Emergency Action Planning — Inundation Map Updates Using a Geographic Information System (Kareem A. Bynoe, PB Americas, Inc., Ray Barham, Alcoa Power Generating Inc., Michael Woodruff, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and Shirley Williamson and Paul F. Shiers, PB Americas, Inc.)

21st Century Dam Safety Programs in the U.S. Department of the Interior (M. E. Baker, Bureau of Reclamation)

Quality and Quantity, It Can Be Done! NC NRCS Dam Assessments (Everett L. Litton, Greg Zamensky and Dennis Hogan, Black & Veatch Corporation)

Levee Safety and Tolerable Risk — Implications for Shared Risk, Responsibility, and Accountability (Dale F. Munger, Corps of Engineers; David S. Bowles, Utah State University and RAC Engineers & Economists; and Darryl W. Davis, Brian K. Harper and David A. Moser, Corps of Engineers)

Seismic Fragility of Mühleberg Dam Using Nonlinear Analysis with Latin Hypercube Simulation (Yusof Ghanaat, Quest Structures, Inc.; Philip S. Hashimoto, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.; Olivier Zuchuat, BKW FMB Energie AG; and Robert P. Kennedy, RPK/Structural Mechanics Consulting, Inc.)

Reservoir Safety Management in Hong Kong (Chi-fai Wan, Black & Veatch Australia Pty Ltd.; and Siu-lung Li, Water Supplies Department of Hong Kong)

Lower Missouri River Basin Dam and Levee Flood Fight Lessons Learned (Willem H. A. Helms, Eugene J. Kneuvean, Stephen J. Spaulding, William B. Empson, Jared D. Mewmaw and Rexford G. Goodnight, Corps of Engineers)

Hydrologic and Hydraulic Analyses for FEMA Levee Certification in San Bernardino County, California (Daniela Todesco, Dragoslav Stefanovic and Darren Bertrand, WEST Consultants, Inc.; and Mark Seits and Yunjing Zhang, HDR Engineering, Inc.)

Assessment of Site Variability and Geotechnical Levee Hazard with Flood Frequency and Repair Options (Christopher B. Groves, Hollie L. Ellis and N. Kyle Tabor, Shannon & Wilson)

Transient Analysis — Case History of Use and Impacts (Michael L. Bachand, CDM; Michael Stuer, Lowell Regional Wastewater Utility; and James S. Drake, CDM)

Integrating Dam Inspection Skills into Safety Evaluations for Levees and Canals (Laura LaRiviere and Rebecca Allen, Kleinfelder, Inc.

Improving Fish Passage and Public Safety at Low Head Dams (Paul G. Schweiger, Gannett Fleming, Inc.; Luther Aadland, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; and Don Roarabaugh, Eric Neast and Chad Hoover, Gannett Fleming, Inc.)

Providing Fish Passage at the Middle Fork Nooksack River Diversion Dam (Lawrence M. Magura, Black & Veatch Corporation; and Clare Fogelsong, City of Bellingham)

Methodology for Hydropower Certification in Italy and Slovenia (N. Smolar-Zvanut, Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia; A. Goltara, Italian Centre for River Restoration; and G. Conte, Ambiente Italia Srl)

Collaboration on Climate Change Analysis in the Pacific Northwest (James D. Barton, Corps of Engineers Earthquakes)

Deformations of a Zoned Rockfill Dam from a Liquefiable Thin Foundation Layer Subjected to Earthquake Shaking (Mahmood Seid-Karbasi and Upul Atukorala, Golder Associates Ltd)

Several Observations on Advanced Analyses with Liquefiable Materials (Michael L. Beaty, Beaty Engineering LLC; and Vlad G. Perlea, Corps of Engineers)

Hebgen Dam — A History of Earthquake Hazards and Analyses (Steve Benson, Tom O’Brien and Bonnie Witek, URS Energy and Construction; and Ethan Dawson, URS Infrastructure and Environment)

Seismic Analyses and Potential Failure Modes of the Intake Tower and Borel Conduit at Lake Isabella Auxiliary Dam (Said Salah-Mars, Mourad Attalla and Erik Newman, URS Corporation; Chung Wong, David Serafini and Michael Ma, Corps of Engineers; Yusof Ghanaat, Quest Structures, Inc.; Faiz Makdisi, AMEC Geomatrix, Inc.; and Keith Ferguson, HDR, Inc.)

Near Failure of the All American Canal in Southern California Due to a 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake in April, 2010 (Bob Dewey and Dave Palumbo, Bureau of Reclamation)

Earthquake Response of Rockfill Dam with Asymmetric Plan Geometry of Upstream and Downstream Slope with Respect to Dam Axis (Ik-Soo Ha, Korea Water Resources Corporation)

Behavior Characteristics of Composite Dam Using Centrifuge (Jeong-Yeul Lim and Ik-Soo Ha, Korea Water Resources Corporation)

San Roque Multipurpose Project — Performance Monitoring Assessment (Michael Pavone, Joseph Ehasz, Stephen Benson and Bonnie Witek, URS)

Automation of the Long-Term Technical Monitoring of the Obalt Concrete Dam (Pavel vanut, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute)

Web-Based Real-Time Monitoring at Perris Dam Using In-Place Inclinometers and Piezometers with an Automatic Notification System (John Lemke, Geodaq, Inc.; Mike Driller, California Department of Water Resources; and Dan Wilson, University of California, Davis)

Assessment Method for Routine Dam Safety Monitoring Programs (Jay N. Stateler, Bureau of Reclamation)

Nondestructive Evaluation of Seepage in an Earthen Dam (John Stoessel and Matthew Pruchnik, Southern California Edison; and Paul Rollins, Willowstick)

Fiber Optics Based Monitoring of Levees and Embankment Dams (Jean-Robert Courivaud, EDF; Patrick Pinettes and Cyril Guidoux, geophyConsult; and Jean-Jacques Fry and Yves-Laurent Beck, EDF)

Paradigm Shifts in Monitoring Levees and Earthen Dams: Distributed Fiber Optic Monitoring Systems (Daniele Inaudi, Smartec SA; and Joseph Church, Roctest, Inc.)

Rogue Piezometers (Douglas A. Crum, Corps of Engineers)

Performance of Dams and Spillways — 2009 Georgia Floods (Randall P. Bass, James R. Crowder and Joseph S. Monroe, Schnabel Engineering)

Using Multiple Methods to Improve Hydrologic Hazard Estimates for Dam Safety (Frank Dworak, Bureau of Reclamation)

Development of a Restricted Reservoir Operating Plan at West Point Dam, Georgia (Kevin Fagot, WEST Consultants, Inc.; Jamie M. Bartel, CDM Federal Programs; Andy Ashley, Corps of Engineers; and Michael Schmidt, CDM)

Evolving Design Approaches and Considerations for Labyrinth Spillways (Greg Paxson, Dave Campbell and Joe Monroe, Schnabel Engineering)

The Design and Analysis of Labyrinth Weirs (B. M. Crookston and B. P. Tullis, Utah State University)

Upgrading Lake Holiday Spillway Using a Labyrinth Weir (John Ackers, Felicity Bennett and Greg Zamensky, Black & Veatch Corporation)

Piano Key Weir Hydraulics (Ricky M. Anderson and Blake P. Tullis, Utah State University)

Structural Design for San Vicente Dam Raise (Glenn S. Tarbox, Michael F. Rogers, Vic Iso-Ahola and Bashar Sudah, MWH Americas, Inc., Jim Zhou, San Diego County Water Authority; and Mark Schultz, California Department of Water Resources)

Geologic Characterizations of San Vicente Dam Raise (David L. Schug, URS Corporation; Nicola Kavanagh, San Diego County Water Authority; and Michael Higgins, URS Corporation)

Geotechnical Basis of Design for the San Vicente Dam Raise (Leo D. Handfelt, Kelly C. Giesing and Melissa Cox, URS Corporation; and Jim Zhou, San Diego County Water Authority)

Seismic Hazard Evaluation for Design of San Vicente Dam Raise (Leo D. Handfelt and Ivan Wong, URS Corporation; and Nicola Kavanagh, San Diego County Water Authority)

Application of Customized Construction-Cost Index on the San Vicente Dam Raise Project (Geraldo R. Iglesia, G2 D Resources; and P. Timothy H. Dyer and Aaron S. Rouch, San Diego County Water Authority)

Staying Dry — Cofferdam Challenges on the San Vicente Dam Raise Project (Wayne O. Mac Donell, Ben C. Gerwick, Inc.; Aaron Rietveld, Barnard Construction Company, Inc.; and Gary Olvera, San Diego County Water Authority)