Technologies to Enhance Dam Safety and the Environment

A Review of Filter Criteria for Embankment Dams (David E.Kleiner, MWH Americas)

Ridges Basin Dam - Construction of a "State of the Art" Structure in Pieces (RickEhat, Jim Gates and BarryLongwell, Bureau of Reclamation Technologies for Aging Dams)

Overholser Dam - Ambursen Structure Rehabilitation (Ed A. Toms and Don Poulter, Boyle Engineering Corporation; and Sam Samandi and Pat Yonikas, City of Oklahoma City)

David D. Terry Lock and Dam ASR Repairs (Robin G. Charlwood, Robin Charlwood & Associates; James H. Rutherford, Acres International Corporation; Dan Curtis, Acres International Limited; Alexander I. Feldman, Shannon & Wilson Inc.; and Larry Winters, Corps of Engineers)

Updated Assessment of Concrete Growth Effects on a TVA Dam (Dan D. Curtis, Acres International; Bradley J. Davis, Tennessee Valley Authority; and Shahzad Rahman and Rex C. Powell, Acres International)

Emergency Repair of Hyrum Dam Spillway (Bruce Barrett and Brandt Demars, Bureau of Reclamation)

Gross Dam Inlet Gate Addition (Jim Weldon, Denver Water; and Mike Morgan and Chander Sehgal, MWH)

Unique Steel Lined El Vado Dam (Wayne W.Xia, Daniel E.Grundvig and Charles Madsen, Bureau of Reclamation)

Construction of a Self-Hardening Slurry Cutoff Wall at Taylorsville Dam, Ohio (Michael J. Fisher and Kenneth B. Andromalos, Brayman Environmental; and Douglas N. Johnson, Miami Conservancy District)

Using Post-Tensioned Rock Anchors to Stabilize a Concrete Gravity Dam in Oklahoma (Gregg Batchelder Adams, URS Corporation; Ying-Kit Choi, BasePoint Design Corporation; and Mark Kalvels, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Upper Stillwater Dam Crack Repair (Bruce Barrett and Jan Ringel, Bureau of Reclamation Hydrologic and Hydraulics Technologies)

Erosion Analysis of Unlined Spillways (Johannes L.Wibowo and S. K.Nanda, Corps of Engineers)

Simplified Breach Analysis Model for Homogeneous Embankments: Part I, Background and Model Components (Darrel M. Temple and Gregory J. Hanson, Agricultural Research Service, USDA; Mitchell L. Neilsen, Kansas State University; and Kevin R. Cook, NRCS, USDA)

Simplified Breach Analysis Model for Homogeneous Embankments: Part II, Parameter Inputs and Variable Scale Model Comparisons (Gregory J. Hanson and Darrel M. Temple, Agricultural Research Service, USDA; Mark Morris and Mohamed Hassan, HR Wallingford; and Kevin Cook, Natural Resources Conservaton Service, USDA)

Spatial Data and Hydrology: Where are We? (Richard Pearce, Vector Colorado LLC)

A GIS Primer for Hydrologic Modeling (Kurt A. Staller and Christopher D. Krebs, Gannett Fleming, Inc.)

Spillways in U.S. as Compared with Spillways Abroad (F. Lemperiere, Hydrocoop; and C. Bessiere, Ingérop)

Operating a Spillway Outside of Typical Design Criteria (Robert J. Buchholz and Laurie L.Ebner, Corps of Engineers)

Improving the Safety of an Old Austrian Dam (GüntherHeigerth, Alfred Hammer and ThomasGeisler, Graz University of Technology)

Design and Construction of an Inclined Multi-Level Structure for High Savery Dam (Victor E.Anderson and Curtis H. Downing, States West Water Resources)

Rehabilitation of Folsom Dam Stilling Basin (Rick L.Poeppelman, Corps of Engineers; and Yunjing (Vicky) Zhang and Peter J.Hradilek, HDR Engineering)

Tainter Gate Testing and Evaluation - Rocky Reach Hydroelectric Project (Kim A. Hansen, Mead & Hunt, Inc.,M. Gene Yow, Public Utility District No. of Chelan County; and Yiying Xiong, Mead & Hunt, Inc. Construction Technologies)

Deer Creek Dam Foundation Modification (Bruce Barrett, CurtPledger and BrandtDemars, Bureau of Reclamation)

Pineview Dam Modifications (Bruce Barrett, Jan Ringel and Scott Elliott, Bureau of Reclamation)

A Case History - Dewatering the Saluda Dam (Howard W. Gault and Kerry J. McCarney, Paul C. Rizzo Associates, Inc.; Harry Baghezadeh, Griffin Dewatering SE, LLC; and Raymond Ammarell, South Carolina Electric & Gas, Inc.)

Remediation of RCC Dam Seepage, Upper Stillwater Dam Rehabilitation - Phase I (Ron F. Hall, Nicholson Construction Company; Jeff C. Allen, ASI-RCC, Inc.; and Paul Krumm, Nicholson Construction Company)

Design and Construction of an Exposed Geomembrane System for the Olivenhain Dam (Kenneth A. Steele, San Diego County Water Authority; Glenn S. Tarbox and Michael F. Rogers, MWH; and Paul G. Schweiger, Gannett Fleming, Inc.)

High Capacity Rock Anchors for Dams: Some Fundamental Observations on the Analysis of Stressing Data (D. A. Bruce, Geosystems, L.P.; J. J. Jensen, Jensen Drilling Company; and J. S. Wolfhope, Freese and Nichols, Inc.)

Construction of the Deep Cut-Off at the Walter F. George Dam (Arturo Ressi Di Cervia, TREVIICOS Corporation Seismic Evaluation/Design Technologies)

New Criteria for Distinguishing Between Silts and Clays That Are Susceptible to Liquefaction versus Cyclic Failure (Ross W. Boulanger and I. M. Idriss, University of California, Davis)

Nonlinear Seismic Analysis of Sweetwater Main Dam (Gilles Bureau and Thomas O. Keller, GEI Consultants, Inc.; and Scott W. McClelland, Sweetwater Authority)

Deep Soil Mixing for Seismic Remediation of the Clemson Upper and Lower Diversion Dams (Lee Wooten, GEI Consultants, Inc.; and Ben Foreman, Corps of Engineers)

Liquefaction of Earth Embankment Dams - Two Case Histories: ( ) Liquefaction of the Embankment Soils, and ( ) Liquefaction of the Foundation Soils (Antonio Fernandez, Paul C. Rizzo Associates, Inc.)

Reassessing the Earthquake Hazard in Central and Eastern United States and its Potential Impact on Dams (Ban Saman Yousif, Georgia Department of Natural Resources)

Evaluation of Seismic Stability of Claytor Dam Using Linear and Nonlinear Time History Analyses (Yusof Ghanaat, Quest Structures, Inc.; and Bernhard J. Rasmussen, American Electric Power)

An Overview of Seismic Stability Improvements at Duke Power's Paddy Creek Dam (B. AlexGrenoble and Kevin P. Snyder, Devine Tarbell & Associates, Inc.; and Ernest D. Brockman, Jr. and Jon R. Wise, Duke Power)

Seismic Criteria for Safety Evaluation of Aviemore Dam (Lelio Mejia and Don Macfarlane, URS Corporation; Stuart Read, Institute of Geologic and Nuclear Sciences; and Jim Walker, Meridian Energy Ltd.)

Seismic Evaluation of Aviemore Concrete Dam (Guy S. Lund and Lelio H. Mejia, URS Corporation; and Jim Walker, Meridian Energy Ltd.)

Casad Dam Intake Tower Upgrade Using Seismic Dampers (Robin G. Charlwood, Robin Charlwood & Associates; James H. Rutherford, Acres International Corporation; Lingmin Frank Feng, Acres International Limited; and William J. Perkins, Shannon & Wilson Inc. Technologies for Monitoring/Instrumentation/Surveillance)

Performance Monitoring of Libby Dam with a Differential Global Positioning System (David R. Rutledge, Condor Earth Technologies, Inc.; and Steven Z. Meyerholtz, Corps of Engineers)

Upgrade of the Geotechnical Instrumentation System at the Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Project (Manoshree Sundaram, MWH Global, Inc.; and Terry Patterson, Oglethorpe Power Corporation)

Boundary Dam Instrumentation Upgrades (Robin G. Charlwood, Robin Charlwood & Associates; James H. Rutherford, Acres International Corporation; Alexander I. Feldman and Hollie L. Ellis, Shannon & Wilson Inc.; and Walter L. Davis and Tej S. Mathur, Seattle City Light)

Instrumentation Data Acquisition and Management at Saluda Dam (Elena Sossenkina, Matt Glunt and Joseph Mann, Paul C. Rizzo Associates, Inc.)

Eliminating Lightning Damage for Dam Instrumentation Systems (John M. Klebba and Pierre Choquet, Geomation, Inc.)

Utilizing Automated Monitoring for the Franzen Reservoir Dam Safety Program (Barry K. Myers and Gregory C. Dutson, Engineered Monitoring Solutions; and Tim Sherman, City of Salem Geotechnical Technologies)

Drilling through Embankments: The State of Practice (D. A. Bruce, Geosystems, L.P.; and J. P. Davis, Boart Longyear Company)

Meeting Geotechnical Challenges for Design and Construction of Guanella Dam, Near Empire, Colorado (John W. France, URS Corporation; and Steve Jamieson and Paul Perri, W.W. Wheeler and Associates)

Geotechnical Design and Construction of Stone Column Seismic Remediation for Lopez Dam, CA (Gil M. Lawton, Theodore B. Feldsher, Michael P. Forrest and Lelio H. Mejia, URS Corporation)

Geomembrane Installation for the San Joaquin Reservoir (Ralph W. Rabus, Consulting Engineer; and Geoffrey L. Smith, GENTERRA Consultants, Inc.)

Seepage and Piping - Lessons Learned (Ray E. Martin, Consulting Engineer)

A Review of Filter Criteria for Embankment Dams (David E.Kleiner, MWH Americas)

Flow Nets and Uplift Pressures Under an Impervious Concrete Dam (Esteban Hormazabal, Boston College; Alfredo Urzua, Prototype Engineering, Inc.; and John T. Christian, Consulting Engineer)

Slope Stability Concerns on Pierre Shale, Oahe Dam - Pierre, South Dakota (Robert J. Worden and Michael T. Kelly, Corps of Engineers)

-D Slope Stability Analysis by Strength Reduction (Ethan M. Dawson and Wolfgang H. Roth, URS Corporation)

Foundation Flexibility Effects on Hydrodynamic Loads for Concrete Gravity Dams (José E. Inaudi, SIRVE Vibration Reduction Systems; and Enrique E. Matheu, Corps of Engineers Technologies for Decision Making and Risk Management)

The Evolution of Reclamation's Risk Based Dam Safety Program Management and Decision Making (Bruce C. Muller, Jr. and David Mayer, Bureau of Reclamation)

Prioritizing Dam Safety Budgets: Beyond Remedial Measures and Numerical Approaches (Eric C. Halpin, Corps of Engineers)

Case Studies for Application of FERC Performance Monitoring Program (Alton P. Davis, Jr., Alton P. Davis, Jr. Engineering Consulting, Inc.; Charles Ahlgren and Andrew Yu, Pacific Gas & Electric; and William Rettberg, GEI Consultants, Inc.)

Risk-based Evaluation of Operating Restrictions to Reduce the Risk of Earthquake-Induced Dam Failure (David S. Bowles, Loren R. Anderson, Terry F. Glover and Sanjay S. Chauhan, Utah State University and RAC Engineers & Economists; and Ronn S. Rose, Corps of Engineers Technologies to Protect or Enhance the Environment)

Engineering-Environmental Interaction: A Key to Project Success (Jack L. White, White Environmental Consulting, Inc; Thomas O. Keller, GEI Consultants, Inc.; and Laurence J. Purcell, San Diego County Water Authority)

Post-Fire Sediment Collection by Rockfill Traps (Richard A. Millet and Jason A. Boomer, URS Corporation; and JohnGaborek, Denver Water)

Environmental Compliance Monitoring - A Proactive vs Reactive Approach (Andrew Aceves, Paul C. Rizzo Associates, Inc.; and Walter Irwin, SCANA Inc.)