This course will be offered in a virtual format. All times listed below are Eastern time.
January 21, 2025
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Topics Included Today:
- Dam Fundamentals
- Why Do Dams Fail?
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Approximate Lunch Break (History Channel: Dam Breaks Video)
January 22, 2025
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Topics Included Today:
- Preparing for a Dam Inspection
- Inspecting Embankment Dams
- Inspecting Outlet Conduits, Drains, and Relief Wells
- Dam Instrumentation
- Inspecting Spillways
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Approximate Lunch Break (20/20 – Ka Loko Dam Failure Video)
January 23, 2025
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Topics Included Today:
- Inspecting Concrete Dams
- Hazard Creep, EAPs, and EAP Exercises
- Public Safety, Security & Liability
- Responding to Dam Incidents
- Introduction to Risk Analyses for Dams – The Ultimate Dam Assessment!
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Approximate Lunch Break (Over, Under, Gone Video)
