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Dam Operations, Maintenance Management<br />
26th and 27th March 2013, Cabanga Conference Centre,<br />
Northriding, Johannesburg South Africa<br />
Highlights<br />
Who should attend?<br />
• Civil Engineers<br />
• Water Resources Engineers<br />
• Infrastructure Development officers<br />
• Environmental Managers<br />
• Geotechnical Engineers<br />
• Operations Directors<br />
• Dams Engineers<br />
And Safety, Masterclass 2013<br />
• Future dam works throughout the African region<br />
• Increasing dam trends that are being introduced to assist project stakeholders deliver projects at a reduced cost<br />
• Best practice construction materials and technologies to maximise the lifespan of the dam and minimising the<br />
need for maintenance and repair<br />
• Reducing damages caused to local communities and resettlement plans as well as compensation strategies<br />
• Environmental impact mitigation through the design and construction period as well as ongoing dam usage<br />
• Water Engineers<br />
• Dam Safety Engineers<br />
• Infrastructure Managers<br />
• Water Control Managers<br />
• Water Quality Managers<br />
• Systems Infrastructure specialists<br />
• Design Engineers<br />
Attending Dam Design & Construction will:<br />
• Water Waste Managers<br />
• Project Engineers<br />
• Monitoring Engineers<br />
• Mechanical Engineers<br />
• Consulting Engineers<br />
• Bulk water Engineers<br />
• Small Dams Engineers<br />
• Provide a focused view of design and construction methodology used by leading Design & Construction<br />
engineering firms for the latest infrastructure<br />
• Discuss how to design structurally stable long lasting assets<br />
• Clearly assess how to construct infrastructure that is both economically viable and developed in a sustainable and<br />
environmentally conscious way<br />
• Outline methods of how to mitigate structural challenges through specific design strategies<br />
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Dam Operations, Maintenance Management<br />
And Safety, Masterclass 2013<br />
Due to the fact that frequent catastrophic consequences of dam failures are unacceptable, it is an important essential<br />
need for trained personnel in the areas of safety and maintenance. Many dams in Africa were designed and built<br />
decades ago and with time, these structures age and the level of safety becomes more complicated to assess,<br />
especially where original design and construction details are not known.<br />
In addition, foundation and dam degradation occurs for various reasons and many continue to worsen. To add to this,<br />
safety and design standards have changed over the years and many of these aging structures must be upgraded to<br />
meet current international standards. Research is required for the development and evaluation of new diagnostic<br />
monitoring tools and techniques in order to assess the stability and safety of existing dams.<br />
It is therefore necessary to do constant analysis and repair due to aging infrastructure and poor operational<br />
performance. In this regard, municipalities, government water officials, technical engineers and environmental<br />
experts are constantly working hard to strengthen maintenance, regularly rehabilitating dams, and improving dam<br />
management and safety. New repair models, materials and techniques can reduce the cost of required dam safety<br />
improvements.<br />
This seminar provides delegates with comprehensive instruction in dam safety inspection and evaluation. Although<br />
references will be made to organisational procedures and units of reclamation, the principles, concepts, and<br />
procedures are readily adaptable to any organization conducting a regulatory or in-house dam safety program for<br />
existing dams.<br />
This interactive Masterclass will:<br />
• Assist the development of awareness and understanding of the importance of monitoring activities to dam owners,<br />
third parties and for dam safety compliance.<br />
• Provide a platform for industry officials to share success stories of dam rehabilitation in and around Africa.<br />
Dam Operations ,Maintenance Management and Safety Masterclass aims to provide a platform for leading<br />
industry officials to share success stories of successfully designing and rehabilitating dams throughout the<br />
continent and beyond.<br />
Dear Delegate<br />
Our successful Dam Operations Management & Rehabilitation 2012 Masterclass was well received, and due to<br />
positive feedback and a high demand from our delegates, we have decided to host this Masterclass again. This year<br />
we look at all the aspects of design, construction, maintenance, and management in this sector.<br />
The event emphasizes the development of awareness and understanding of the importance of Inspection, monitoring<br />
and evaluations to dam owners, third parties and for dam safety compliance. It encourages continuous collaboration<br />
as well as local skills transfer that will set the tone for an African event where you will be able to benchmark success<br />
in operations, rehabilitation and maintenance of your dams.<br />
Attend this event and Gain insights in dealing with risks associated with management of dams<br />
Don’t miss out!!<br />
Jeremia Machingaifa<br />
Conference Producer<br />
Amabhubesi Conference and Training RSA<br />
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Dam Operations, Maintenance Management<br />
And Safety, Masterclass 2013<br />
Benefits of attending<br />
• Identifying and providing a focused view of design and construction methodology used by leading Design &<br />
Construction engineering firms for the latest dam infrastructure<br />
• Discussing major issues on Operation, Management, Maintenance andSafety of Dams<br />
• Analysing how to design structurally stable long lasting dam assets<br />
• Understanding how to successfully implement upgrading and rehabilitation works<br />
• Learn the latest on dam safety legislation within RSA<br />
• Gain insights in dealing with risks associated with management of dams<br />
• Appreciate best practices in providing a clear overview on how to manage dam<br />
opeational and maintenance works<br />
• Institutionalize new methods of mitigating structural challenges through specific design strategies<br />
• Find out how Geobrugg protects people and infrastructures from the forces of nature in their case study<br />
Meet Your Speakers<br />
Day One:<br />
Pieter Gouws, PG Consulting<br />
Pieter is a Professional Engineer and dam specialist on design, operation, maintenance and<br />
management of dams in RSA. He is based in Limpopo Province and a Director in PG Consulting<br />
Engineers. He started his career in the Department of Water Affairs in 1982 and has nearly<br />
30years experience in the field of dam engineering.<br />
Bart Schoevaerts, General Manager Africa at Geobrugg<br />
Bart Schoevaerts Is the Managing Director of GEOBRUGG Southern Africa (pty) Ltd. He worked<br />
for 15 years at Shell International Petroleum Company of which 10 years in Africa (Ghana, Ivory<br />
Coast, Senegal & South Africa) and the last 3 years spending most of my time in the East (Japan,<br />
China, Singapore).. Bart joined Geobrugg AG in May 2010 as Manager for the Africa operations<br />
and has a Masters in Business Science in from EHSAL (Brussels)<br />
Course Agenda<br />
1. Advances in Dam Safety, Security and Risk Management<br />
• Analysing the role of risk management in a modern dam safety program<br />
• Applying risk management concepts to prioritize improvements to aging facilities<br />
• Practical risk management tools for prioritizing upgrades to a portfolio of dams<br />
2. Reviewing National Dam Safety Legislation<br />
• Revision Of The Dam Safety Regulation<br />
• Analysing essential regulatory framework that affect the construction of dams and reservoirs<br />
• Dealing with recent legislation and instituting a compliance structure<br />
Implementing effective Dam Safety Inspections<br />
• An Overview of Dam Safety in Southern Africa<br />
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• Reviewing recent Dam Failures in South Africa as a prelude to dam safety<br />
• Adequately preparing to conduct a Dam Safety Inspection focusing on the different types of dam safety<br />
inspections and the possible composition of the inspection teams for each.<br />
• Documenting and Reporting Findings from a Dam Safety Inspection. Focus is on the techniques and<br />
procedures used to document an inspection and the formats and writing of inspection reports<br />
3. Analysing the Operation and Maintenance Plan / Manual (OMM)<br />
• Overview of the operation and Maintenance plan<br />
• Establishing and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program designed to mitigate the effects of natural<br />
disasters or unexpected impacts on Dam management<br />
• Learn how to Organise an Operation and Maintenance Program focusing on the importance of maintenance to<br />
dam safety, and provides information on planning, implementing, and evaluating an operation and maintenance<br />
program<br />
4. Strategies for Extending Service Life of Dams<br />
Positively identifying foundation problems and solutions<br />
• Providing an overview of design and construction of recent dam projects<br />
• Discussing the major issues that were faced during the design phase of the project<br />
• Describing how challenges were addressed during and throughout the construction of recent dam<br />
• Managing the remediation work: Stepping through the major hurdles and identifying the solutions that were used<br />
• Innovative rehabilitation technologies to address repair challenges<br />
• Advanced methods for increasing reservoir storage and spillway discharge capacity<br />
• Non-structural approaches to facility life extension<br />
Innovative Surveillance and Monitoring Systems<br />
• Emerging technologies for monitoring dams and their foundations<br />
• Performance evaluation of dams using monitoring data<br />
• Design and construction of instrumentation systems considering operations and<br />
• maintenance requirements<br />
5. Emergency Preparedness Plans (EPP)<br />
• Defining the environment for emergency preparedness<br />
• Planning the best practices and implementing (EPP)<br />
• Evaluation of Facility Emergency Preparedness. Providing instructions on how to evaluate the adequacy of site<br />
conditions and procedures, and how to inspect and evaluate the adequacy of the emergency<br />
6. Decommissioning Dams at the Completion of their Useful Service Life<br />
• Case studies in dam removal and restoration<br />
• Predicting future conditions following removal and restoration<br />
Pieter Gouws, PG Consulting<br />
16:30 Close of Day<br />
Day Two:<br />
1. Dam Wall or embankment stabilization<br />
• Introduction<br />
• Dam protection using the TECCO® slope stabilization system and TECCO® high-tensile steel wire pillars<br />
• Stabilizing Concept<br />
• Dimensioning<br />
• The Tecco® High-Tensile Slope Stabilisation System<br />
• Tecco® Pillars<br />
• Planning And Execution<br />
2. Improved Technical Approaches for Managing the following Infrastructure<br />
• Rock fall barriers and drapes<br />
• Slope stabilization systems<br />
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• Debris flow barriers<br />
• Special applications<br />
Bart Schoevaerts, General Manager Africa, Geobrugg International<br />
3. Dam Safety Risk Awareness, Organisation, and Implementation<br />
• Dam Safety Awareness.<br />
• Emphasises the importance of dam safety, and provides information on the major features of dams and how<br />
they function, the causes and consequences of dam failure, responsibilities and liabilities of dam owners,<br />
considerations for the safety of the public around dams, and the elements and implementation of an effective<br />
dam safety program.<br />
• How to Organise a Dam Safety Program. Provides step by step guidance on developing a dam safety program.<br />
Understanding components of a dam safety program, the steps needed to establish those components, and the<br />
resources available to help establish and operate a program.<br />
4. Effective Management of Dams<br />
• Inspection of Embankment Dams. Provides guidance on how to inspect the slopes, crest, and adjacent areas<br />
of an embankment dam, and on identifying deficiencies<br />
• Inspection of Spillways and Outlet Works. Provides guidance on how to inspect entrance channels, intake<br />
structures, control sections, water conveyances, energy dissipation sections, and return channels, and on<br />
identifying deficiencies.<br />
• Inspection and Testing of Gates, Valves, and Other Mechanical Systems. Gives specific guidance on how to<br />
inspect common types of gates and valves, electrical and hydraulic power systems, auxiliary power systems<br />
and ancillary equipment, and on identifying deficiencies.<br />
5. Implementation of Operation and Maintenance<br />
• Dam Failure and maintenance actions<br />
• Maintenance of spillways and control structures<br />
• Inspection, operation and maintenance checklist<br />
6. Implementation of Upgrading, Betterment Works<br />
• Evaluation of Concrete Dam Stability.<br />
o Purpose of evaluating the structural stability of existing concrete dams<br />
o Remedial measures for potentially unstable concrete dams,<br />
• Evaluation of Embankment Dam Stability and Deformation<br />
o The purpose of evaluating the structural stability of existing embankment dams,<br />
o Remedial measures for excessive settlement and potentially unstable embankment dams<br />
• Evaluation of Seepage Conditions and practices to control seepage<br />
o Various modes of failure related to seepage,<br />
o Remedial measures that may be implemented to control seepage and/or reduce its threat to the safety of<br />
a dam<br />
• Corrective Maintenance<br />
• Emergency action plans<br />
16:30 Summary and end of Masterclass<br />
Workshop times<br />
07:30 – 08:25 Registration and Morning Tea<br />
08:25 – 08:30 Welcome and opening remarks<br />
08:30 Workshop Starts<br />
10:00 – 10:30 Networking Over Tea<br />
12:30 – 13:30 Networking Lunch<br />
15:00 – 15:15 Networking Over Tea<br />
16:30 Close of Day<br />
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