2025 Workshop: Structural Behavior of Dams

January 22, 2025 8:30 AM - January 24, 2025 5:00 PM (EST)

Description

Bruce Brand’s “Structural Behavior of Dams” is a 3-day course on Dam Engineering.  It is at the same time very theoretical and very practical.  Theory is presented and then applied to real-world dam engineering situations.

Bruce originally developed the course for FERC engineers, but now is offering it to the dam engineering community.  The target audience is experienced engineers, it would not be appropriate for novices.  Classes are small; no more than 12 students.

Eligible for 20 PDHs

Topics

Beam Theory with an emphasis on geometric non-linearities

Safety Factor

Loads on Dams

Steady State Hydrodynamic

Uplift

Lateral Earth

Debris

Follower Forces

Seismic Loads

Analysis Methods

FEA Background

Dynamics

Classical

Explicit

Surge Tank Example

Wave Radiating Boundaries

Fracture Mechanics

Rock Mechanics

Case Histories

Arch Dams

Gravity Arches

Slab and Buttress Topics

In addition to instruction, Bruce provides the following software:

2DSTAB               Gravity Dam Analysis

TGRIB                  Taintergate Analysis

VF2D                   2 Dim. Non-Linear FEA

ARVAR                3 Dim. Non-linear FEA

DAMGEN            Gravity Dam Mesh Generator

ARCHMKR          Arch Dam Mesh Generator