Resource

On-Demand Webinar: Loss of Life Consequence Assessment for Dam Failure Scenarios

Resource Type
ASDSO Webinars
Reference Title
On-Demand Webinar: Loss of Life Consequence Assessment for Dam Failure Scenarios
Author/Presenter
Graham, Wayne J.
Organization/Agency
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Publisher Name
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Year
2013
Date
05/14/2013
Abstract/Additional Information

This webinar looks at the evaluation of loss of life resulting from a dam failure, use of loss of life estimates, hazard classification, improvement of emergency action planning, determination of individual and societal risk, a comparison of loss of life from dam failure to loss of life from natural hazards, the history of dam failure loss of life estimation with a focus on Bureau of Reclamation involvement, and learning from the past – factors that influenced loss of life during significant U.S. dam failures.

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