Tuesday 22nd June
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Tuesday 22nd June

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Registration for those wishing to attend the European Club Meeting the following morning. Buffet dinner and overnight accommodation.

Wednesday 23rd June

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Conference Registration, European Working Club Meeting and Conference opening Sessions. Registration for the European Club Meetings and BDS Conference.

am  Meetings of the European Club Working Groups Exhibition set up pm  BDS Conference – opening address by Professor Phil Davies   Session 1 - 1430 hrs - Benefits and social impacts of reservoirs Chairman - Jim Millmore Technical Secretary - Ian Scholefield Ian.scholefield@yorkshirewater.co.uk     The benefit of dams to society, C Binnie Lake Hood - creating waves in the community, GA Lovell Balancing the costs and benefits of dams: an environmental perspective, U Collier Follow up to the WCD report - where has it gone?, J Bird   Session 2 - 1625 hrs - The use of new materials Chairman - Jon Green Technical Secretary - BrynPhilpott Bryn.Philpott@thameswater.co.uk     Raising of Ajaure embankment dam by extending the moraine core with a geomembrane, A Nilsson & I Ekstrom Twenty five years experience using bituminous geomembranes as upstream waterproofing for structures, M Turley & J-L Gautier Watertightness and safety of dams by geomembrane, AM Scuero & GL Vaschetti Design and performance of Elvington balancing and settling lagoons, A Robertshaw & A MacDonald

Thursday 24th June

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am  Session 3 - 0900 hrs - Risk assessment and reservoir management 1 Chairman - Ian Carter Technical Secretary - Jon Troke Jonathan.troke@mwhglobal.com     Sri Lanka dam safety and reservoir conservation programme, L Attewil, L Spasic Gril & J Penman Condition assessment of Government-owned dams in Finland, P Vuola, R Kuusiniemi & T Maijala Hydraulic and operational safety evaluation of some existing Portuguese large dams, ER Silva, JR Afonso & JM Almeida Reliability principles for spillway gates and bottom outlets, G Ballard & J Lewin   Session 4 - 1100 hrs - Risk assessment and reservoir management 2 Chairman - Henry Hewlett Technical Secretary - John Falkingham     Implementation of a probabilistic methodology for slope stability and seismic assessment of UK embankment dams, M Eddleston, L Beeuwsaert, J Taylor & KD Gardiner Ridracoli Dam: surveillance and safety evaluation reported on internet page, P Marini, P Baldoni, F Farina, F Cortezzi & A Masera Developments in management of reservoir safety in the UK, AJ Brown & JD Gosden Reservoirs Act 1975: progress on implementation of the Environment Agency as Enforcement Authority, IM Hope & AK Hughes pm  Session 5 - 1400 hrs - Flood impact and alleviation Chairman - Chris Binnie Technical Secretary - Andrew Pepper atpec-ltd@ntlworld.com     European research on dambreak and extreme flood processes, MW Morris & N Hassan A passive flow-control device for the Banbury flood storage reservoir, J Ackers, P Hollinrake & R Harding Challenges on dam safety in a changed climate in Norway, G H Midttømme Weedon flood storage scheme - the biggest hydro-brake® in the world, GP Boakes, A Stephenson, JB Lowes, AC Morison & AT Usborne   Session 6 - 1600 hrs - Instrumentation and Monitoring of Reservoir Performance Chairman - Keith Gardiner Technical Secretary - Debbie Hay-Smith Debbie.hay-smith@jbaconsulting.co.uk     Monitoring of dams in operation - a tool for emergencies and for evaluation of long-term safety, T Konow Long term stress measurements in the clay cores of storage reservoir embankments, KS Watts, A Kilby & JA Charles Glacial risk and reservoir management: the Lago della Rossa reservoir example (Valli di Lanzo, Western Alps, Italy), A Tamburini, G Mortara, L Mercalli & M Lucignani An update on perfect filters, P Vaughan/R Bridle   Geoffrey Binnie Lecture - Matters related to adverse incidents associated with dams and the role of Review Boards - to be presented by Mr Roy Coxon   Conference Dinner – to be held at the University (After dinner speaker - Rear Admiral Terry Loughran

Friday 25th June

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Site visits to: Thames Barrier The Thames Barrier became operational in 1983 and was first used in 1984. It was constructed to stop flooding in the lower part of the tidal Thames . The width of the Thames Barrier is 520m bank to bank with four main openings each having a clear spans of 61m each. There are 10 gates associated with the structure retained between reinforced concrete piers. Each of the four main gates are 20m high and weigh 3700 tonnes. This tour will also provide an opportunity to view the stretch of the river Thames between the Barrier and Westminster by boat.   Leigh Barrier and Bewl Reservoir The Leigh Barrier was constructed in 1981 to address a historical flooding problem on the rivers Medway and Eden that threatened towns and villages on the course. The dam is 1.3km long with a maximum height of 5.7m. The reinforced concrete control structure consists of three 7m radius screw driven radial gates and St Anthony Fall’s type spillway. The volume of water stored at full capacity is 5,580,000m3. Bewl Reservoir was completed by Southern Water in 1975. The surface area of the impounded water covers over 770 acres with the dam itself being half a mile long. The dam is constructed of a central rolled clay core supported by sandstone shoulders. The upstream slope is protected by a five-inch thick concrete slabs overlaying a twelve inch thick gravel layer. There are two towers with the reservoir basin. One for abstraction purposes with the second being a vertical overflow bellmouth.   King George V/William Girling Reservoirs King George V Reservoir is a non-impounding reservoir, which was completed in 1913. The reservoir is 6.5km long and is divided in to two compartments by an earth embankment which contains large diameter uncontrolled culverts. The embankment has a central puddle clay core and has a maximum height of 10m. The upstream slope protection consists of brickwork at high level with concrete slabbing in its middle third. It is planned that the reservoir is to be drained for improvement works to the outlet facilities during 2004. William Girling Reservoir is a non-impounding reservoir which was completed in 1951. The reservoir failed during its construction and was subsequently reconstructed with a mid-level berm. The maximum height of the earth embankment is 14.3m. The upstream slope protection consists of concrete slabbing to full depth and the reservoir also has a central puddle clay core. The reservoir stores 16511Ml of Raw Water. Both King George V and William Girling reservoirs are owned and operated by Thames Water and form part of the Lea Valley chain of reservoirs supplying water for treatment in the North London area.   Barcombe Reservoir It is hoped that delegates will be able to see remedial works consisting of the construction of a downstream berm on this non-impounding reservoir situated to the north of Lewes.

Saturday 26th June

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am  Session 7 - 0900 hrs - Incidents and rehabilitation case histories 1 Chairman - Jonathan Hinks Technical Secretary - Iain Hampson Iain.hampson@forestry.gsi.gov.uk     Ericht & Dalwhinnie dam refurbishment and protection works, KJ Dempster, M Gaskin, RM Doake & D Hay-Smith Wave assessment on Loch Ericht, D Hay-Smith, R Doake, W Allsop & K McConnell Papan Dam studies and remedies, C Makinson An incident at Ogston Reservoir, A Hughes/P Kelham/D Littlemore/S Harwood Rehabilitation design of Acciano rockfill dam after the September 1997 earthquake, R Menga, M Eusebio, R Pellegrini & R Patacca   Session 8 - 1100 hrs - Incidents and rehabilitation case histories 2 Chairman - Dr Andy Hughes Technical Secretary - Kenny Dempster Kenny.dempster@scottish-southern.co.uk     Lessons from a dam incident, R Bridle Some problems at small dams in the United Kingdom, JL Hinks & PJ Williams The Washburn Valley reservoirs - spillway improvements, JR Claydon, DL Knott & IC Carter Challenges and limits - the feasibility of underwater rehabilitation work, C Heitefuss, H-J Kny & U Moschner pm  Presentations - working groups of the European Club   Conference concludes at about 15:30 hours

• Political ecology of dams in Teesdale, C McCulloch
• Downstream slope protection with open stone asphalt, A Bieberstein, N Leguit, J Queisser & R Smith
• Portfolio risk assessment in the UK: a perspective, A Hughes/K Gardiner
• FMECA of the Ajaure Dam - a methodology study, M Bartsch
• Agent-based dam monitoring, V Bettzieche
• Armenia dam safety project, J Sawyer/L Attewill
• Reservoir management, risk & safety considerations, JL Hinks & JA Charles
• Use of expert elicitation to quantify the internal erosion process in dams, AJ Brown & WP Aspinall
• Dam accident data base - the web based data collection of ICOLD, J-J Fry, J-R Courivaud, A Vogel & J-P Blais
• Comparison of some European guidelines for the seismic assessment of dams, N Reilly
• Integrating design with the environment to maximise benefits from a flood storage dam: successful implementation at Harbertonford, WT Bradley, ME Jones & AC Morison
• Raciborz flood reservoir, L Attewill & E Faganello
• The performance of Thika Dam, Kenya, T Bruggemann & J Gosden
• Masjed-e-Soleiman dam instrumentation, P Williams
• Marmaric Dam investigations and remedial works, L Spasic Gril & J Sawyer
• Remedial drainage to Laggan & Blackwater gravity dams, RP Wallis, AC Morison & R Gunstensen
• Comments on failures of small dams in the Czech Republic during historical flood events, J Riha
• Detailed investigation of an old masonry dam, A Jaup
• The long term performance and remediation of a colloidal concrete dam, K Dempster & J Findlay
• The discontinuance of Devil's Dingle ash lagoon, A Hughes & D Littlemore
• Bewl Water spillway remedial works, I Davison & K Shave
• Walthamstow Reservoirs No4 & No5 embankment protection, CB Peck
  

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