Beyond Speculation: HydroTurf’s Proven Efficacy Examined through Village Creek Overtopping Data
Lake and reservoir management presents a complex challenge requiring…
Stacking the Storms: Comparing the Probable Max Precipitation (PMP) Studies from the Mid-Atlantic to Inform Better Dam Design
According to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation…
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…
The Least NRCS NRCS Dam: Using HEC-RAS to Evaluate a Unique NRCS Dam.
Crabtree Creek Dam No. 5A (CC5A) is a Natural Resource Conservation…
Dam Inspections and Emergency Evaluations: Tips and Tricks from a Dam Safety Engineer
The current Virginia Impounding Structure Regulations require…
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…
Emergency Detection, Evaluation, and Response at Little Creek Dam
Little Creek Dam is owned and operated by Newport News Waterworks. …
Improving a High Hazard Dam’s Safety with Difficult Site Access
Clifton Forge Dam is a high‐hazard potential concrete gravity…
