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Inspection and Modeling for Dam Safety

July 13, 2023
W205CD
Civil Works and Dam Safety

Presentations will cover collecting and processing data for structural surveillance and monitoring, as well as the development and validation of models for analysis. This session will discuss real-world dynamic testing of three submerged concrete intake towers and the development of corresponding analysis models and a case study considering the Nyagak hydropower project, a concrete gravity dam.

Technical Presentation: Adding Value Through Test Informed Modeling, Dan Parker, Structural Integrity Associates

Technical Presentation: Frequency of inspections and Monitoring for Hydraulic structures: Case study of Gravity Dam, Kadapawo Gerald Opolot, EAP

Technical Presentation: Water Density Effects on Determination of Piezometric Levels in Earth Dams, Brian Brown, Dustin Rapp, Canary Systems (Co-authors: Daryl Jordan and Darren Olguin, Canary Systems)

Chairperson
Rajesh Dham - U.S. Department of Energy
Speakers
Dan Parker, Senior Consultant - Structural Integrity Associates
KADAPAWO GERALD OPOLOT, Project Manager - EAP
Brian Brown, Geotechnical Engineer - Canary Systems
Dustin Rapp, Database Support Engineer - Canary Systems

300 x 250 Bottom