How Do We Deal with Tricky Dams? A Discussion of Strategies for Mitigating Dam Failures
Some of the most important ways in which we as engineers can…
Twin Lakes State Park Dam Rehabilitation
Twin Lakes State Park is a 548-acre recreational park located…
HEC-RAS Rain-on-Grid vs. Traditional Dam Hydrologic Modeling Approaches
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ HEC-RAS has been around for…
Dam Inspections and Emergency Evaluations: Tips and Tricks from a Dam Safety Engineer
The current Virginia Impounding Structure Regulations require…
Lake Monroe Riser Failure
On January 5, 2022, a structural failure occurred at the bottom…
Enhancing Community Readiness for Dambreak Flooding with FEMA
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR)…
CFD Modeling – More Than Just a Pretty Picture
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling has been a tool utilized…
20 Years of Dam Rehab, How We Made It Work in Virginia
Virginia NRCS has rehabilitated 13 of its 150 watershed structures…
A Case Study of Dam Overtopping Protection with an Engineered Turf Revetment in Loudoun County, VA
Many existing earthen dams in Virginia do not meet requirements…
Improving a High Hazard Dam’s Safety with Difficult Site Access
Clifton Forge Dam is a high‐hazard potential concrete gravity…
