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EVENT

Dam Safety 2024 | Association of State Dam Safety Officials

September 22 - 26, 2024

Colorado Convention Center
Denver, CO
United States

We’re proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the Dam Safety 2024 conference. See our presenters share case studies and insights on the latest research and techniques in the dam and levee industry.

Stop by and visit Booth 506 to meet with our technical leaders and to learn more about our innovative practices. We look forward to seeing you in Denver!

Our Dam Safety 2024 Sessions

Monday, September 23

2:15–3:15 p.m. | Poster-Lightning Talk Presentation 13
Risk Informed Assessment of Sympson Lake Dam

Presenters: Adam Hacker, David Moore

3:30–5:00 p.m. | Concurrent Session 6: Decade Dam Failures: Floods, Failures and Other F Words
1964 Blackfeet Flood and the Failures of Two Medicine and Swift Dams

Presenter: Daniel Osmun

Tuesday, September 24

11–11:30 a.m. | Concurrent Session 16B: Decade Dam Failures: All Cracked Up
The Pacoima Dam Incident During the 1994 Northridge Earthquake

Presenter: Christopher Krivanec

2–2:30 p.m. | Concurrent Session 22B: Dam Foundations
Geotechnical Challenges of a New RCC Dam on the Oregon Coast

Presenters: Andrew Little, Shane McWilliams, Verena Winter

2–2:30 p.m. | Concurrent Session 23B: Spillway Gates
Tainter Gate Trunnion Pinching/Clamping Moments and How Much They Hurt Trunnion Friction

Presenters: Kevin Gerst, Satyam Gajjar

2:30–3 p.m. | Concurrent Session 23C: Spillway Gates
Kerr Dam Gate Inspection – Why Gathering Element Level Gate Inspection Data is Valuable

Presenters: David Hernandez, Travis Ford

3:30–5 p.m. | Concurrent Session 26A: The Devil’s in the Details – Operational Failures and Incidents
The Devil’s in the Details (Recent Highlights from ASDSO’s DamFailures.org)

Presenter: Caden Gigliotti

4-4:30 p.m. | Concurrent Session 29B: Material Properties
Revisiting Sliding Shear/ hear Friction in Reinforced Concrete Hydraulic Structures

Presenter: Kevin Gerst

4:30–5 p.m. | Concurrent Session 28C: Designing for the Big One and Lessons Learned
New RCC Dam Seismic Design: To Curve or Not to Curve

Presenters: Adam Toothman, Petros Giannaros

Wednesday, September 25

10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. | Topic Tables
Decision Making: The DM of RIDM

Facilitator: Daniel Osmun

10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. | Topic Tables
Levee Design and Levee O&M: Planning Ahead for Success

Facilitator: Vicki Twerdochlib

10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. | Topic Tables
Mentorship and Career Development

Facilitator: Nicole Chiles

1:30–2 p.m. | Concurrent Session 36A: Cool Stories from the Past
Hidden Treasures – The Story of Lytle Lake Dam

Presenters: Stephanie Williams, Juliana Tortato

1:30–2 p.m. | Concurrent Session 37A: Project Delivery Methods
The Early Bird Gets the Worm…Usually: Do’s and Don’ts of Early Contractor Involvement