ANCOLD 2022 Conference
International Convention Centre, Sydney, Aus
2022-10-26 09:00:00
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Speaker Presentations

Speaker Presentations

Keynote Speaker

The 2017 Oroville Dam Spillway Incident – What Happened and What Should We Learn
France, John – JWF Consulting LLC

Unusual Combinations of ‘Usual Conditions’ – The Possibility of the Improbable!
Hartford, Dr Des – BC Hydro

Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure
Leidtke, Carla – Control Risks

session 1A | Management, Operations & Maintenance
of Dams - What do Owners Really Think? (1)

A Logical ALARP Risk Procedure (ALARP)
Robilliard, Ms Kate – Aecom

Trustpower Dam Safety Management – A Journey through Time
Fritz, Mr Thomas – Trustpower Ltd

Of Droughts & Flooding Rains: The Influence of Major Incidents on Dam Ownership in Victoria
Mannix, Mr Richard – Southern Rural Water

session 1B | Emergency Management
in an age of Social Media

The Development of WaterNSW’s Seismic Monitoring and Response Strategy
Duwell, Mr Alex – WaterNSW

Queensland Dam Safety Legislation Review and Emergency Action Planning
Hatch, Ms Lorelle – Department Of Natural Resources, Mines And Energy

Performance of U.S. Federal Flood Protection Systems From 2010 through 2017
Snorteland, Mr. Nate – U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers

session 2A | Management, Operations & Maintenance
of Dams - What do Owners Really Think? (2)

Dam Safety Management of Junction and Clover Dams: A Risk Based and Observational Approach
O’Brien, Mr Steven – AECOM Australia Pty Ltd

Incorporating flood forecasting systems into dam safety management
Ling, Dr Fiona – WMAwater

2018 Revision of Queensland’s Failure Impact Assessment Guidelines
Nielsen, Mr Chris – Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy

The Challenges of Increasing Public Use and Expectations around Dams
Cusack, Mrs Martina – Gouburn-murray Water

Remediation study of a multiple-arch dam built with precast elements and several combined prestressed steel systems
Espert, Mr. Vicent – Ofiteco

Importance of integrated asset management for dams and outlet works – a Melbourne Water perspective
Callander, Mr Mark – Melbourne Water

session 2B | Extreme Flood Hydrology

Investigation of Bivariate-Normal Distribution Approach for the Concurrent Design Rainfall Estimation for Dambreak Modelling
Nandakumar, Dr Nanda – Water NSW

A robust and efficient stochastic simulation framework for estimating reservoir stage-frequency curves with uncertainty bounds
Smith, Mr. Haden – U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Risk Management Center

Review of the impacts of dam operations on flood hydrology
Stephens, Mr David – HARC

Proposed Technique to Validate and Constrain Extreme Flood Estimates
Rhodes, Mr Tim – Smec

A quick Probable Maximum Flood estimation method for Queensland
Watt, Miss Samantha – Jacobs

Planning for Exceedance in a Changing World: Incorporating Climate Variability and Uncertainty into a Framework for Dam Design and Management
Hosking, Mr Adam – Jacobs

session 3A | Modern investigation techniques – Seismology

Hazard assessment of surface faulting affecting a vulnerable structure
Cuthbertson, Mr Russell – Seismology Research Centre

Potential geologic sources of seismic hazard in Australia’s south-eastern highlands: what do we know?
Clark, Dr Dan – Geoscience Australia

Evaluating potentially active tectonic faults for probabilistic seismic hazard assessments in Australia
Ninis, Dr Dee – Seismology Research Centre

Impacts of New Knowledge and the 2018 Draft ANCOLD Guidelines on Ground Motion Levels at Dam Sites in Australia
Somerville, Dr Paul – AECOM

session 3B | Dams - do we still design and
build them to last?

Massingir Dam Rehabilitation Project: Construction and operational challenges
Blersch, Mr Peter – Aurecon South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Integrating Climate Change into Dams Management Practices
Karunaratne, Mr Tusitha – Delwp

Refurbishment of the 100 year old inlet tower on Mundaring Dam
Gower, Mr Alex – Water Corporation

Omega-type external waterstops on a CFRD – an Australian first
Buchanan, Mr Peter – GHD Pty Ltd

session 4A | Spillways: from performance
to control systems?

The Review and Assessment of Scour in the Unlined Spillway Channel at Burdekin Falls Dam
Ryan, Mr David – SunWater Limited

Dynamic analysis and design of stilling basin slabs at Fairbairn Dam
Wark, Mr Bob – GHD Pty Ltd

Localised repairs of spillway concrete scour at the base of a 42m high arch dam
Giudici, Mr Oliver – Hydro Tasmania

Using Poisson Distribution to Compare CFD and Physical Modelling of Water Surface Levels for a High Speed Aerated Spillway
Jacobsen, Mr Franz – Engys

Lake Buffalo Spillway Gates Upgrade
Corbett, Mr Anthony – Gouburn-Murray Water

Controlling the Murray River – Electrical & Control System Upgrades
Letourneau, Ms Dominique- Goulburn-Murray Water

session 4B | Modern investigation techniques (1)

Novel applications of UAV-mounted remote sensing for the geotechnical assessment of Sturt River Dam
Barter, Mr James – GHD Pty Ltd

Current Australian and international practices for dam failure consequence assessments
Lang, Mr Simon – Hydrology and Risk Consulting Pty Ltd

Comparison of pore pressures obtained from saturated and unsaturated finite element analyses with monitoring data
Safavian, Mr Meysam – Ghd

Numerical modelling of embankments built on bauxite tailings with advanced soil models
Tan, Mr Simon – Jacobs

Advances in the automation of population at risk quantification for dam failure consequence assessments
Scorah, Mr Matt – Hydrology and Risk Consulting Pty Ltd

Using HEC-LifeSim to better understand and reduce dam failure consequences for three case studies around Australia
Wang, Mr Hench – Hydrology And Risk Consulting

session 5A | Modern investigation techniques (2)

Seepage Flow Path Identification for Leakage Detection and Asset Management
Campbell, Mr Richard – HydroTerra

Assessing the accuracy of a two-dimensional hydraulic model for dambreak analysis
Sheehy, Mr Daniel – WRM Water & Environment

Advanced InSAR Techniques for Remote Monitoring of Dam and Slope Stability
Morgan, Ms. Jessica – TRE Altamira Inc.

Experiences in the use of TCP/IP technologies and IP cameras for remote surveillance of dams
Espert, Mr. Vicent – Ofiteco

session 5B | Aspects of Dam Safety

Dam Safety Decision Making
Branson, Ms Jane – Jacobs

The Development and Application of the Guide to Drawdown Capacity for Reservoir Safety and Emergency Planning in the UK and comparison with Australian practice
Gosden, Mr John – Jacobs

Potential Biological and Geochemical Clogging of Vibrating Wire Piezometers in Low-lying Acid
Sulphate Soil

Indraratna, Distinguished Professor Buddhima – University Of Wollongong

Spillway and Stilling Basin Lining Design using Physical Hydraulic Modelling and DES CFD Modelling: Application of New Technologies
Maleki, Mr Shayan – GHD

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Comparison of EZ-FRISK and OpenQuake Seismic Hazard Programs
Borleis, Ms Elodie – Seismology Research Centre

Design and Construction of Reservoir Rim Stabilisation for Ulu Jelai HEP
Martin, Mr James – EIC Activities Pty Ltd

Design development and construction of cofferdam within HPP scheme
Petrovic, Mr Nikifor – Ghd

Understanding Transverse Deformation for Zoned Embankment Dams
Scott, Ms Beth – Entura

Exploring the potential of advanced instrumentation in physical hydraulic modelling for spillway design
Modra, Mr Ben – UNSW – Water Research Laboratory

Ash Tailings Dam Rehabilitation – Challenges and Aspirational Targets
Griffiths, Mr Stafford – Aurecon

Demonstration of HEC-LifeSim Analysis of Dam Failure
Leong-Cuzack, Mr Tyson – Department Of Natural Resources, Mines And Energy

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