Innovative Dam and Levee Design and Construction for Sustainable Water Management

Call to Stewardship (Patrick J. Regan, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

Dams and Energy Sectors Interdependency Study (William N. Bryan and Kenneth Friedman, U.S. Department of Energy; Tiffany Choi, SAIC; Enrique E. Matheu, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Laura P. Keith, SRA International; Elizabeth Hocking, Argonne National Laboratory; and Bill H. Clark, SRA International)

An Overview and Comparison of Navigable Storm Surge Barriers (P.T.M. Dircke, ARCADIS The Netherlands; T.H.G. Jongeling, Deltares; and P.L.M. Jansen, Rijkswaterstaat Centre for Infrastructure)

Organizational Response to Failure (Christopher J. Hill, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California)

Risk Analysis Guides — Dam Safety Decisions for Beaver Park Dam, Colorado (John W. France, URS Corporation; and Bill McCormick and Matt Gavin, Colorado Division of Water Resources)

Changes to Reclamation’s Dam Safety Review Process (Daniel W. Osmun, William O. Engemoen and William R. Fiedler, Bureau of Reclamation)

The Taum Sauk Dam Failure Was Preventable — How Do We Prevent the Next Operational Dam Failure? (David W. Lord, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

A Dam Incident at Table Rock Lake Dam (D. Wade Anderson, Elmo J. Webb and Bobby Van Cleave, Corps of Engineers)

Lower Dam Rehabilitation — From FERC to DCR (Greg Zamensky, Black & Veatch Corporation; and Mishelle Noble-Blair and Greg Prelewicz, Fairfax Water)

Consequence Estimation Dam Failures (William Lehman and Jason Needham, Corps of Engineers)

Dam and Levee Safety Risk Assessment — Evaluation Routing and Life Loss Estimation Using LIFESIM (Woodrow Fields, Corps of Engineers; Chris Bahner, WEST Consultants, Inc.; Jason Needham, Corps of Engineers; and Christopher R. Goodell, WEST Consultants, Inc.)

Modeling Adaptive Threats: Incorporating a Terrorist Decision Model into Security Risk Assessments (Yev Kirpichevsky, Institute for Defense Analyses; Enrique E. Matheu, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and Yazmin Seda-Sanabria, Corps of Engineers)

SONAR for Protection of Maritime Structures (Jason Curd, L. Sebastian Bryson and Michael Kalinski, University of Kentucky)

Defensive Directed Energy Systems for Dam Security (Alexander D. Krumenacher, L. Sebastian Bryson and Michael E. Kalinski, University of Kentucky)

Quantitative Risk Analysis for a Dam Under Construction in Spain (Daniel Sanz-Jiménez, Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero; Ignacio Escuder-Bueno, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia; and Francisco Silva-Tulla, Consultant)

Recent Experience with Alkali Aggregate Reaction Effects in Concrete Dams (Dan D. Curtis, HATCH Renewable Power)

Addressing AAR Stability Concerns at Santeetlah Dam (Jesse Kropelnicki, PB Americas, Inc.; Michael Sabad, Alcoa Power Generating Inc.; and Paul F. Shiers and Edith J. Butterworth, PB Americas, Inc.)

Freeze-Thaw Deterioration on Aging Structures — Structural Analysis of Gerber Dam (Hillery Venturini, Bureau of Reclamation

Spillway Chute Slab Concrete Delamination and Spalling Due to Thermal Expansion (Daniel D. Mares, Bureau of Reclamation)

Concrete Thermal Strain, Shrinkage and Cracking Analysis for the Panama Canal Third Set of Locks Project (Vik Iso-Ahola, Bashar Sudah and Vincent Zipparro, MWH Americas, Inc.)

Hydromechanical Analysis for the Safety Assessment of a Gravity Dam (Maria Luísa Braga Farinha, Eduardo M. Bretas and José V. Lemos, Portuguese National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)

Automatic Data Acquisition System at Santeetlah Dam (Kevin Finn, PB Americas, Inc.; Alvin Diamond and Michael Sabad, Alcoa Power Generating Inc.; and Paul Shiers and Jesse Kropelnicki, PB Americas, Inc.)

Investigation and Evaluation of Seepage Conditions and Potential Failure Modes Around Outlet Conduits (Keith A. Ferguson, HDR Engineering, Inc.)

Self Monitoring Levees: How Close Are We? (Dennis M. Kamber, ARCADIS; Harry R. Kolar, IBM Research; and Rob Vining, HNTB)

Developing Embankment Dam Fragilities for Emergency Modeling and Response (Yogesh Prashar, Atta B. Yiadom and Elizabeth Bialek, East Bay Municipal Utility District)

Application of Acoustic Imaging for Underwater Substructure Inspection and Mapping (Kenneth J. LaBry, Fenstermaker)

Improved Characterization of Dams, Reservoirs, Levees and Other Water-Related Infrastructure Through Detailed Multi-Sensor Surveying (Todd Mitchell, Fugro Consultants, Inc.)

3D Topographic Integration Method on Interior and Exterior Floodplains of Levees Using LiDAR and SONAR Data (Myung Hee Jo, Kyungil University; Hyen Cheol Park, Jun Ho Song and Yun Jae Choung, Institute of Spatial Information Technology Research)

Discussion of Modeling for Analyses of Fully Softened Levees (Danny K. McCook, McCook Geotechnical Engineering, PLLC)

Utilizing Geophysics in Auxiliary Spillway Integrity Evaluation (Cari R. Beenenga, Gannett Fleming, Inc.; L. Andrew Deichert and Joseph M. Seybert, Natural Resources Conservation Service; and David M. Snyder, Gannett Fleming, Inc.)

A Large Scale Resonant Column Testing System for Evaluating Dynamic Properties of Gravelly Fill Materials of Dams (Nam-Ryong Kim, Dong-Hoon Shin, Ik-Soo Ha and Min-Seub Kim, Korea Water Resources Corporation)

Ragged Mountain Dam — The Twists and Turns of Selecting and Designing a New Dam (Randall P. Bass, Schnabel Engineering, Inc.; and Jennifer A. Whitaker, Douglas J. March and Thomas Frederick, Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority)

Seepage Control and Monitoring at Two Existing Colorado Earthen Embankment Dams (Doug Yadon, AECOM Technical Services, Inc.; and Ron Sanchez, Andy Funchess, Pat Schmidt and Dave Mason, Colorado Springs Utilities)

Risk Informed Decision Making Influences on the Ashton Dam Remediation Project Design (Roger L. Raeburn, PacifiCorp Energy; Jennifer L. Williams, URS Corporation; and Frank L. Blackett, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

Case Study: Blakely Mountain Dam (Ben Emery, Corps of Engineers)

Evaluation on Phreatic Line in Homogeneous Earth Dams with Different Drainage Systems (R. Ziaie Moayed, V. Rashidian and E. Izadi, Imam Khomeini International University)

Seabrook Sector Gate Complex — Geotechnical Considerations and Issues (Robert Chamlee, ARCADIS)

Levee Cutoff Wall Design and Construction through Loose Sacramento River Silts (Jonathan W. Pease and Christopher R. Nardi, Kleinfelder, Inc.)

It Is Seepage Indeed — A Sensitivity Study on Seepage and Seepage Induced Slope Stability for Levees (Khaled Chowdhury, Richard Millet, Sujan Punyamurthula, Gyeong-Taek Hong and Nichole Tollefson, URS Corporation)

Reaching Settlements: Using Design Mediation to Resolve Subsurface Conflict Between Flexible and Rigid Foundations Within Levee System Transition Zones (Michael S. Quinn, ARCADIS; James J. Hance, Eustis Engineering Services, LLC; Richard J. Varuso, Corps of Engineers; and Sean G. Walsh, ARCADIS)

Pile Foundation Design in Soft Soil for the World's Largest Drainage Pumping Station (Kevin Zitzow, ARCADIS)

Full-Scale Testing of Levee Resiliency During Wave Overtopping (Christopher Thornton, Bryan Scholl, Steven Hughes and Steven Abt, Colorado State University)

Flood Protection for the Henderson Bayou Watershed (Stephen L. Whiteside, Nabil S. Mikhail and Richard L. Hoffer, CDM Smith)

We Do Not Want that to Happen at Our Wastewater Treatment Plant Levee! (Tyler C. Dunn, Stephen L. Whiteside and Michael P. Smith, CDM Smith)

Geophysical Investigations for Levee Systems — Killing Several Birds with One Stone (Michael K. Sotak, Douglas E. Layman and Thomas A. Chapel, Tetra Tech, Inc.)

Suction and Movement Monitoring of Levees (Vishal Dantal, Charles Aubeny and Robert L. Lytton, Texas A&M University)

Enhancing Erosion Resistance of Levee by Ground Modification (James T. Kidd, Air Force Research Laboratory; Chung R. Song and Alexander H.-D. Cheng, University of Mississippi; and Wongil Jang, Korea Land and Housing Corporation)

Protecting Our National Heritage — The Washington, DC, Levee (Pete Nix and Steven Riedy, Tetra Tech, Inc.)

Building a Levee in the Alaska Wilderness: Balancing Risk, Robustness, and Project Cost (Matthew Redington and Glen Krogman, HDR Engineering, Inc.)

Addressing Deficiencies in the Ventura River Levee System (Ike Pace and Michael E. Zeller, Tetra Tech, Inc.)

Sustainable Design for the Soldier Creek Levee Repair (John Ruhl, Black & Veatch Corporation; and Seth Laliberty, Corps of Engineers)

USSD Guidelines for Dam Decommissioning Projects, Executive Summary (Timothy J. Randle and Thomas E. Hepler, Bureau of Reclamation)

Elwha River Restoration: Sediment Management (Timothy J. Randle and Jennifer A. Bountry, Bureau of Reclamation)

Detailed Plan for Potential Removal of Klamath River Hydroelectric Facilities (Thomas Hepler and Blair Greimann, Bureau of Reclamation)

Modeling Channel Formation on the Klamath River Due to Reservoir Drawdown (Yong G. Lai and Blair P. Greimann, Bureau of Reclamation)

Preserving Regulated Rivers by Optimizing Hydroelectric Dam Operations (Brent Travis, WEST Consultants, Inc.)

Reservoir Operations for Trout Survival Along the White River (Kevin Fagot, WEST Consultants, Inc.; and Mike Biggs, Corps of Engineers)

Delivering the Abberton Scheme, An Enhanced Water Resource for South-East England (Jonathan Troke, MWH; Jim Jenkins, Essex & Suffolk Water; and Ian Carter and David Knott, MWH)

Louisiana DOTD Reservoir Priority Development Program (William F. McHie and William R. Swanson, MWH Americas, Inc.; and Zahir Bolourchi, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development)

Scripting of Rules in HEC-Ressim for the ACF and ACT Basins (Kevin Fagot, WEST Consultants, Inc.; Andy Ashley, James Hathorn, Jr., and Joan Klipsch, Corps of Engineers; and Henry Hu and Dan Eggers, WEST Consultants, Inc.)

Sustainability of Historic Water Resource Projects Affecting the National Park System (Charles Karpowicz, Safety of Dams Engineer)

Assessment of the Flood Vulnerability of Dams Due to Climate Change in South Korea (Soo Jun Kim, Columbia University; Hung Soo Kim, Jong So Lee and Hui Seong Noh, Inha University; and Kyung Seok Kang, Pyunghwa Engineering Consultants Ltd)

Roanoke Rapids Dam — Addressing Concrete Deterioration Issues (Matthew Pauvlinch, Brayman Construction Corporation)

Rock Stabilization to Facilitate Repair of the Historic Ocoee No. 2 Hydro-Electric Project (Lindsay Cooper, ARCADIS)

The Third Time’s a Charm (Victor M. Vasquez, M. Leslie Boyd and John L. Rutledge, Freese and Nichols, Inc.; Martin J. Cristofaro, AECOM; Donald A. Bruce, Geosystems, L.P.; and Patrick Carr, Judy Company, Inc.)

Design of Emergency Water Supply Line Tunnel at Warm Springs Dam (Sam Yao, Ben C. Gerwick, Inc.; and Hugh Caspe and Michael O’Hagan, HNTB Corporation, Inc.)

San Vicente Dam Raise Project — Tensile Strength Testing on Existing Dam and Trial Placement (Michel Jubran, MWH; Jim Zhou, San Diego County Water Authority; Russ Grant, Kleinfelder, Inc.; James Stiady, G2 D Resources, LLC; and Andrew)

Oleksyn, San Diego County Water Authority Partial Demolition and Surface Preparation of Existing San Vicente Dam (Eric Sturtz, Black & Veatch Corporation; Nick Patch, Barnard Construction Company, Inc.; Wayne Younger, American Hydro Corporation; and Jerry E. Reed III and Gary Olvera, San Diego County Water Authority)

The Beneficial Behavioral Characteristics of Fly Ash-Rich RCC Illustrated through Changuinola 1 Arch/Gravity Dam (Quentin Shaw, ARQ (PTY) Ltd.)

Construction of a 100-Foot Deep Cofferdam in the Ohio River (W. James Marold, MWH)

Temporary and Permanent Dewatering of Earth Embankment Dams to Facilitate Rehabilitation (Greg M. Landry, Moretrench American Corporation; and Cari R. Beenenga, Gannett Fleming, Inc.)

Effective Modeling of Dam-Reservoir Interaction Effects Using Acoustic Finite Elements (Matthew Muto and Nicolas von Gersdorff, Southern California Edison Company; Zee Duron, Harvey Mudd College; and Mike Knarr, Southern California Edison Company)

USACE Emsworth Dam Spillway Gates Rehabilitation (Michael Hanley, Electro Hydraulic Machinery Company)

Levee Construction and Remediation Using Roller Compacted Concrete and Soil Cement (Carl M. Rizzo, Charles W. Weatherford and Paul C. Rizzo, Paul C. Rizzo Associates, Inc.; and John Bowen, ASI Constructors)

Mangla Dam Raising — Pakistan (J. Dominic Molyneux and Michael Hieatt, Black & Veatch Corporation)

Large-Scale Concrete Testing (Stephen B. Tatro and James K. Hinds, Tatro Hinds Advanced Concrete Engineering)

Inspection of Trunnion Rods at Greenup Dam (Mark A. Cesare and J. Darrin Holt, FDH Engineering, Inc.)

Improving Debris Management at Lake Lynn Dam (Stefan Schadinger and Bryce Mochrie, PB Power; and Andrew Datsko and Jacob Vozel, First Energy)

Comprehensive Spillway Tainter Gate Assessment and Identification of Interim Risk Reduction Measures (Laurie Ebner and Matt Craig, Corps of Engineers)

Maintenance and Repair of Spillway Gates (Todd Schellhase, Black & Veatch Corporation)

Computational Modelling of Advanced Flow Characteristics in Aerated High Energy Spillways (Kevin Franke and Piroz Zamankhan, University of Iceland)

Potential Applications for Piano Key Weirs at Dams in the United States (Greg Paxson, Schnabel Engineering; Blake P. Tullis, Utah State University; and Dave Campbell, Schnabel Engineering)

Revisiting Spillway Discharge Coefficients for Several Weir Shapes (William Kortney Brown and Gregory S. Paxson, Schnabel Engineering; and Bruce Savage, Idaho State University)

Using the Sacramento Soil Moisture Accounting Model to Improve Flood Frequency Estimates for Dam Safety (Frank Dworak, Bureau of Reclamation)

Site-Specific PMP for North Texas: Bringing HMR 51 into the 21st Century (Bill Kappel and Ed Tomlinson, Applied Weather Associates LLC; Courtney Jalbert and Louie Verrealt, Tarrant Regional Water District)

Improving Hydrologic Analysis and Applications Using Quality Weather Radar Data and the Storm Precipitation Analysis System (Ed M. Tomlinson, Applied Weather Associates, LLC; Tye W. Parzybok, Metstat, Inc.; Bill D. Kappel and Doug M. Hultstrand, Applied Weather Associates, LLC; and Beth Clarke, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.)

Dam Breach Modeling with Unsteady HEC-RAS: Common Techniques and Assumptions Compared (Sunit Deo and Scott M. Muchard, HDR Engineering, Inc.)

Development and Implementation of Web-Based Dam-Break Flood Inundation Analysis Capabilities (Mustafa S. Altinakar, University of Mississippi, Enrique E. Matheu, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Marcus Z. McGrath and Vijay P. Ramalingam, University of Mississippi; and Jun Z. Zou, U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

Dam-Break Flood Inundation Analysis for Lake Youngs Reservoir (Henry Hu and John Howard, WEST Consultants, Inc.; and Daniel Huang, Seattle Public Utilities)

Dam Breach Analysis Simulation on the Lower Susquehanna River (Jay Greska, Bryce Mochrie, Chii-Ell Tsai and Christopher Godwin, PB Power)

Wave Overtopping Hydraulic Parameters on Protected-Side Slopes (Steven Hughes, Bryan Scholl and Christopher Thornton, Colorado State University)

New Reservoir Models for Oklahoma (John Ruhl, Black & Veatch Corporation; and B. Dan Hernandez, Corps of Engineers)

Analysis of Dam Response Under Foundation Faulting (Lelio Mejia and Ethan Dawson, URS Corporation)

Considerations for Deformation Analyses for Subduction Zone Earthquake Loadings (Bryan M. Scott and Navead C. Jensen, Bureau of Reclamation)

Shaken, But Not Stirred — Earthquake Performance of Concrete Dams (Larry K. Nuss, Bureau of Reclamation (retired); Norihisa Matsumoto, Japan Dam Engineering Center; and Kenneth D. Hansen, Consulting Engineer)

Hume Dam — Seismic Analysis of Soil/Structure Interaction (Guy Lund, Brad Dawson and Mark Foster, URS Corporation)

General Approach Used for the Seismic Remediation of Perris Dam (Steven Friesen and Ariya Balakrishnan, California Department of Water Resources)

Evaluation for Fundamental Periods of Korean Rockfill Dams with MicroEarthquake Records (Ik-Soo Ha, Kyungnam University; and Dong-Hoon Shin and Jeong-Yeul Lim, Korea Water Resources Corporation)

Effect of Earthquake on Embankment Dams (Gopi Siddappa, P.E.S. College of Engineering Foundations)

Quality Control and Quality Assurance in Cut-off Walls (D.A. Bruce, Geosystems, L.P.; and G. Filz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

New Developments and Important Considerations for Standard Penetration Testing for Liquefaction Evaluations (Jeffrey A. Farrar, Bureau of Reclamation)

Installation of Concrete Cut-Off Walls by Hydrocutters — A Safe and Economical Approach for a Durable Solution (Peter E. Banzhaf, Bauer Spezialtiefbau GmbH; Martin Hoegg, Bauer Foundation Corp.; and Philip J. Snyder, GEI Consultants, Inc.)

A New Zoned Embankment Dam and Cutoff Wall in Piedmont Geology (Dennis Hogan and Greg Zamensky, Black & Veatch Corporation)

Construction of a Cut-Off Wall for Existing Tailings in Warm Permafrost in Alaska (Franz-Werner Gerressen, BAUER Maschinen; and Brian W. Wilson, Golder Construction Inc.)

Mitigating Risk When Drilling at the Toe of a Dam (Cari Beenenga and Edward J. Barben, Gannett Fleming, Inc.)

Pine Creek Dam — Phase IV Void Investigation and Backfilling (Kathryn A. White and D. Wade Anderson, Corps of Engineers)