California Dam Safety Program: Overview and Advancements

Описание: California’s Dam Safety program was established in 1929 in the wake of the St. Francis Dam failure in Southern California. Since its beginning, the California Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD) has evolved in response to changes in the industry and incidents that have caused a reexamination of dam safety practices at the time. The presentation includes:

A brief history of the dam safety program. The program currently has jurisdiction over 1,240 dams.
An overview of DSOD’s activities will be provided including the recent bolstering of the program including the ongoing spillway reevaluation and inundation mapping efforts.
Examples of the independent evaluations conducted by its design and reevaluation engineers covering the geotechnical, structural, and hydrologic & hydraulic aspects of dams.
A light overview of the steps towards implementing a Risk Informed Decision Making framework for identifying deficiencies in the State’s 700 high hazard dams.

About Your Presenter
Dr. Erik Malvick has worked over 15 years in dam safety for the California Division of Safety of Dams. He is currently manager of the Division’s Design Engineering Branch providing management for the application process and independent review of all proposed construction projects related to dams under State jurisdiction in California. Prior to his work at the California Division of Safety of Dams, Erik received a BS degree at Cal Poly, SLO in civil engineering and an MS and PhD in geotechnical engineering at UC Davis.

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This presentation was given to the ASCE Capital Branch on November 23, 2021.

ABOUT ASCE:
ASCE is the American Society of Civil Engineers. ASCE represents more than 160,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest national civil engineering society. ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society’s economic and social engine – the built environment – while protecting and restoring the natural environment. ASCE is organized into 10 regions, 106 sections, 159 branches, 416 student chapters, and 131 younger member groups. There are also 9 specialty institutes that are focused on particular technical domains within civil engineering. Go to www.asce.org to learn more and explore the benefits of membership.

ABOUT ASCE Capital Branch:
The Capital Branch is one of four Branches in the Sacramento Section which is part of Region 9 of ASCE. The Capital Branch represents ASCE members in the counties of Sacramento, Yolo, El Dorado, Sierra, Plumas, those portions of Nevada and Placer counties which are east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the 95661 and 95678 zip code areas of Roseville in the state of California. Go to www.ascecapitalbranch.org to learn more and explore the benefits of membership.

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