Join us on December 10, 2024, from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern for Probable Maximum Precipitation: What Is It, How Is It Calculated, and How Do I Apply It? This webinar will provide detailed discussions related to the development of Probable Maximum Precipitation and its application for dam safety. Detailed information will be provided regarding the history of PMP development and its use in dam safety design, the current standard of practice fo...

Join us on Tuesday, January 14 from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern for Easy and Quick Determination of the PMF from the PMP Using Free Tools. This webinar will provide training on using the PMP to generate the PMF, including a walk-through of the rapidly evolving US Army Corps of Engineers HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS modeling processes to transform rain into runoff. The methodology was updated in 2023-2024 based on major software improvements and is cutti...

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. Participants learn about a variety of dam types and their appurtenances, the function of typical dam features, and common dam failure modes and the conditions that ca...

Join us on Tuesday, February 11 from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern for The History of Seepage Technology Development. A historical timeline will be presented that describes the significant seepage-related failure case histories and how various technology developed for seepage analyses and evaluations, including potential failure modes. The history of seepage technology begins in the 1800's but accelerates in the early 1900's and through the late...

This is an interactive course designed to help participants learn about key tools that will help improve emergency preparedness and enhance communication during dam and levee failures and incidents. Participants will gain a better understanding of the emergency action planning process, including evacuation planning and emergency response methods. Learning objectives attendees will receive from this course: Learn how to improve the integrated o...

Mark your calendars and plan to join us for the 2025 ASDSO West Regional Conference, March 10-13, 2025 at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa in Glendale, AZ.

Join us on Tuesday, March 18 from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern for Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling for Dam and Levee Safety. This webinar aims to provide an introduction to CFD modeling by focusing on the following: History of CFD modeling Fundamentals of CFD modeling Critical components of a CFD model Application of CFD models for dam and levee safety Benefits of CFD modeling How to setup a CFD model - A step-by-step...

This introductory course is designed to be a participatory, interactive workshop, which will cover the basic elements required to understand and evaluate seepage-related issues for earth dams. The course begins with providing an understanding of why seepage mechanisms in earth dams are important to dam safety. Information on seepage mechanics, including permeability and erodibility will then be presented. The presentations will then progress t...

This webinar will introduce the attendees to the thousands of low-head dams in the country by describing their purpose, operation, and non-jurisdictional nature – that is, apart from national, state, and local dam safety programs. Dangerous countercurrents that can form at low-head dams, responsible for approximately 1,000 drownings, will be explained and illustrated. Legal case histories involving drownings will be examined and the best...

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 will be gained in ap...