Together Paul Schweiger and Dean Durkee have offered this seminar 13 times in 12 states and it has been attended by more than 800 students. The seminar provides comprehensive instruction in inspection and evaluation techniques for dams. The principles, concepts and procedures taught will be readily adaptable to any organization conducting dam inspections and evaluating their compliance with current design standards. Participants learn about a...

This course provides broad coverage of stability analysis for embankment dams. Topics addressed in the course include soil stress-strain behavior, shear strength selection, field and laboratory testing methods, slope stability analysis methods, slope stability analysis loading cases, seepage as related to stability analysis, and stability rehabilitation methods. The course includes several exercises to reinforce the information presented in le...

Dam Safety 2017 is the leading conference in the United States dedicated to dam and levee safety engineering and technology transfer and will once again bring together nearly 1,000 individuals dedicated to advancing the dam and levee safety community. Join us for three full days of educational programming, networking, specialty workshops, amazing field trips, an exhibit hall with over 100 exhibitors and sponsors, and so much more.

This seminar provides comprehensive instruction in inspection and evaluation techniques for dams. The principles, concepts and procedures taught will be readily adaptable to any organization conducting dam inspections and evaluating their compliance with current design standards. The target audience is state and federal dam owners/regulators, local and private dam owners/operators, consulting engineers and personnel responsible for the operati...

The objective of this course will be to provide a comprehensive presentation of the significant principles and concepts of soil mechanics to the participants. The material will be presented with emphasis on the application of soil mechanics to dam safety issues. At the end of the course, the participants will have the knowledge and resources to address soil mechanics issues as they relate to their work in dam safety. Key Takeaways: Students w...

Course Objectives Participants will gain a practical knowledge of methods for simulation of runoff from storm rainfall. The methods covered relate to the processing of historical and hypothetical (design-storm) rainfall data; estimation of losses (infiltration); transformation of rainfall excess to direct runoff with unit hydrographs; routing of flood waves; calibration of model parameters; and modeling of runoff from watersheds. Experience wi...

Course Objectives This course provides instruction on common failure modes for most types of dams and levees with primary emphasis on dams. The principles, concepts and design standards taught are applicable to anyone conducting inspections, performing assessments, conducting risk analyses, or involved in the design of a dam or levee project. Participants will learn about potential failure modes, conditions that can lead to these failure modes...

Course Objectives This course is intended to provide both the novice and experienced dam or levee safety emergency planner with valuable lessons and sk.ills that will allow them to develop new EAPs and improve the effectiveness of exist­ing EAPs. The course is a hands-on, interactive workshop, covering the basic elements and knowledge required to prepare, implement, update, and review effective EAPs that will mesh with the constantly chang...

The Southeast Region of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials invites you to attend its 2017 Regional Conference, April 18-20 at The Music City Center in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The conference program will focus on issues of importance to dam owners, government officials and engineers in the southeast States. Both general and concurrent technical sessions, as well as timely panel discussions, and an informative exhibit show will...

Course Objectives The objective of this course is to provide a general understanding of conduits, valves and gates in the context of the operation, maintenance and design of dams and dam safety. Emphasis will be placed on issues related to the design, construction, and performance of conduits, values, and gates types commonly used at dams. Case histories and practical exercises will be used to enhance learning of the purposes and features of c...