conference agenda - Association of State Dam Safety Officials

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Annual Awards Luncheon for all Attendees
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Concurrent Session: Failures and Incidents
Moderated by Jeremy J. Franz, P.E., Colorado Division of Water Resources
Failure of the Fujinuma Dam following the March 11, 2011 Tohoku Offshore Earthquake, Japan
Leslie F. Harder, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., P.G., Senior Water Resources Technical Advisor, HDR Engineering,
Inc.
The Lawn Lake Dam Failure – Flash Flooding on a Sunny Day
Wayne J. Graham, P.E., Bureau of Reclamation
Gilboa Dam – Reacting to a Major Hurricane Event during a Major Reconstruction Project
Rodney E. Holderbaum, P.E., Manager, Dams and Hydraulics Section; and Robert A. Kline, Jr., P.E.,
Vice President and Engineering Manager, Gannett Fleming, Inc.; John H. Vickers, P.E., Division Chief;
and Thomas E. DeJohn, P.E. CPESC, Dam Safety Engineer, New York City Department of
Environmental Protection
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Concurrent Session: Geotechnical Issues
Moderated by Debora J. Miller, P.E., Ph.D., Miller Geotechnical Consultants
Some Unexpected “Modern” Complications in Seepage and Slope Stability Analysis: Modeling Seepage
and Strength for Flood Loaded Structures
Scott E. Shewbridge, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., CFM, Senior Geotechnical Risk Specialist; Jeffrey A. Schaefer,
Ph.D., P.E., P.G., Lead Engineer; and Nathan J. Snorteland, P.E., Director, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Slippery Slope Mitigated by Owner/Engineer Partnership
Jeffrey Martin, P.E., Dam Safety Engineer, Denver Water; and Daniel L. Johnson, P.E., Vice President,
Tetra Tech, Inc.
Rock Mass Characterization Using Laser and Photogrammetric Techniques
Kimberly Pate, Senior Civil Engineer and Geologist, Seattle City Light
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Concurrent Session: Spillway Hydraulics
Moderated by Greg Paxson, P.E., Schnabel Engineering
CFD Model Calibration of a Stepped Spillway in a Supercritical Chute
Nathan C. Cox, P.E., Hydraulic Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and Daniel Gessler, P.E, Ph.D.,
Vice President, Alden Labs