Course “Risk analysis applied to dam safety management”, Advanced Level, Feb.-March 2016

The first edition of the Course “Risk analysis applied to dam safety management”, Advanced Level, organized by the Spanish National Committee on Large Dams (SPANCOLD), is scheduled on February 23, March 1 and 8, 2016.

This course will be held in Madrid (Spain) and will be conducted in Spanish (presential and online).

Basic Level Course, 2nd Edition (2014), Madrid

After three editions of the Basic Level course (2013, 2014 and 2015), this course aims at providing advanced knowledge on the application of risk analysis techniques to dam safety management and to prioritize investments towards smart governance of these infrastructures (and others in the field of civil engineering).

This course offers an advanced level training in a field of international importance, including both technical and governance aspects.

For further information, please contact  comunicacion@spancold.es

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Forum on Dam Safety, Lisbon (April 2015)

A Forum on Dam Safety was specifically devoted during the Second International DAM WORLD Conference (DW2015), held in Lisbon (Portugal) on April 21-24, 2015.

The Forum was co-organized by the Portuguese National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC) and the World Bank, and covered the state-of-the-practice on national dam safety strategies, with case examples from Spain, Portugal, Brasil and worldwide.

Jessica Castillo, on behalf of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) and iPresas, presented lessons learned and current challenges regarding dam safety management in Spain and the benefits of risk-informed dam safety governance.

The Third International DAM WORLD Conference will take place in Brasil in 2017.

Further information can be found at http://dw2015.lnec.pt/

2nd International DAM WORLD Conference (Lisbon, Portugal, April 2015)

The Second International DAM WORLD Conference (DW2015) will take place in Lisbon (Portugal) on April 21-24, 2015.

This event, organized by the Portuguese National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC), will include high level scientific sessions, Plenary Lecturers and One-Day Courses.

In addition, the DW2015 Technical Tour will include a technical visit to the final works of Foz Tua dam and a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Alto Douro Wine Region.   

The main themes of the conference include:

Douro River

 

• T1 – Concrete and Masonry Dams
• T2 – Embankment Dams
• T3 – Appurtenant Works
• T4 – Tailing Dams
• T5 – Environmental Issues
• T6 – Finance and Economic Aspects
• T7 – Regulation

 

Further information can be found at www.dw2015.lnec.pt

Contact: Conference Secretariat (damworld@lnec.pt)

10th Spanish National Congress on Large Dams (Seville, Spain, February 2015)

The 10th edition of the Spanish National Congress on Large Dams will take place in Seville on February 18-20, 2015.

Seville (Spain)

This congress, organized by the Spanish National Committee on Large Dams (SPANCOLD), will focus on two main topics:

• Innovation and technology): Dam safety.
  • Planning, design and construction.
  • Spillways and outlet works.
  • Maintenance and rehabilitation.

• Sustainable management: Dam operation, dam governance and international practices.
  • Dam operation.
  • Sedimentation.
  • International.
  • Public information and education.

You may download the first bulletin from this link: Boletin_X_JEP

Further information can be found at www.jornadasespanolasdepresas.com

Course on Risk analysis applied to dam safety management

The first edition of the Theoretical-Practical Course “Risk analysis applied to dam safety management”, organized by the Spanish National Committee on Large Dams (SPANCOLD), under the direction of Prof. Ignacio Escuder, has recently concluded.

 

This Seminar was held in Madrid (Spain) on September 17, September 24, and October 1, 2013.

 

The 25 course attendees (full house) included researchers, consultants, contractors, owners, regulators and operators of dams, both from private and public sector. This aspect allowed to enrich the contents by providing a great variety of experiences and points of view on dam safety management.

 

The contents of the course were based on the Spanish Technical Guideline on Dam Safety,

nr.8, entitled “Risk analysis applied to dam safety management”, published in December 2012. The Technical Guideline can be downloaded in English from this link.

 

A series of practical exercises were solved and discussed, including several presentations and debate on real case studies.

 

During practical sessions, the software iPresas HidSimp was used.

 

This software tool allows to estimate the dam failure probability due to the overtopping failure mode following a simplified approach. 

 

The new version of this software tool was used during the course.

  

The software tool iPresas HidSimp can be downloaded from this link.

 

 

The next edition of this course is scheduled for February 2014.

The course was conducted in Spanish.

For further information, please contact  comunicacion@spancold.es 

 

12th ICOLD Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams

The 12th ICOLD Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams, organized by ATCOLD (Austrian National Committee on Large Dams), the ICOLD Technical Committee A on “Computational Aspects of Analysis and Design of Dams”, and Graz University of Technology (TUGraz), was held in Graz (Austria) from October 2-4, 2013.

 

The scientific programme included presentations from open papers and three different themes: “Fluid Structure Interaction: Arch Dam Reservoir at Seismic Loading” (formulated by Dr. Genz & Dipl.-Ing. Goldgruber), “Long Term Behavior of Rockfill Dams” (formulated by Dr. Marulanda & Dr. Larrahondo), and, a third theme entitled “Consequence Estimation for Risk Assessment”.

 

The third theme, “Consequence Estimation for Risk Assessment”, is part of an effort coordinated by USACE, DHS and Los Alamos National Laboratory, resulting in a very valuable and unique information of utmost utility for dam safety risk professionals. This theme was proposed based on the success of including a risk analysis calculation Theme in the past Benckmark Workshop, held in Valencia (Spain), in 2011, at such time a “Probability of Failure Calculation” Theme, formulated by Universitat Politècnica de València.

 

Further information can be found in the Benchmark Workshop website by following this link.

 

III Jornadas de Ingeniería del Agua (JIA 2013)

The III Conference on Water Engineering (JIA 2013) will take place in Valencia on October 23-24, 2013.

In its third edition, the JIA conference will be organized by the Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Environment of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain).

The JIA conference is one of the most important discussion forums on hydraulic engineering in Europe.

This event will be a great opportunity for researchers and professionals in this field to meet together and share experiences and knowledge.

Contributions from researchers and professionals, related to the design, construction and management of water and energy infrastructures, will be presented, following five different themes:

1. River dynamics, reservoirs, estuaries and wetlands.
2. Hydrology and water management.
3. Water and the city.
4. Hydraulic infrastructures.
5. Protecting against water risks.

Sessions will be conducted in Spanish.

Further information can be found in the JIA 2013 website.