Best Practices in Dam and Levee Safety Risk Analysis

Description

Target Audience 

The target audience for this training is engineers, scientists, and regulators interested in better understanding and preparing to participate in and/or facilitate dam and levee safety risk assessments. 

Learning Objectives: The training includes instruction to enable participants to: 

• Create potential failure mode descriptions and event trees, and use them to develop risk estimates.
• Describe the hazards that affect dams and levees and apply them to risk analysis. 
• Identify relevant case histories and foundational research studies. 
• Apply principles of theory of probability and statistics to quantify, combine and portray risk estimates.
• Identify essential elements of life loss consequence estimates. 
• Build the case for risk estimates. 
• Explain governance and risk guidelines. 
• Become familiar with other disciplines and their input to risk estimates. 
• 36 PDHs 

Format: All Sessions, Virtual and In Person are required for course completion 

*there is a minimum registration number needed to run this course, do not make travel plans until after 2/18 when course is confirmed*

Virtual- March 12-14, 2025 

In Person- March 19-21, 2025 

CSU Spur Denver, CO - 4777 National Western Dr, Denver, CO 80216 

Hotels in the area are around 5 to 25 minutes away. Due to the area being more industrial, we recommend driving or taking an Uber to the location. Parking details are available using this link.