DW2018: THIRD INTERNATIONAL DAM WORLD CONFERENCE
PROGRAM

Days: Monday, September 17th Tuesday, September 18th Wednesday, September 19th Thursday, September 20th Friday, September 21st

Monday, September 17th

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Tuesday, September 18th

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Wednesday, September 19th

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09:00-10:00 Session 3: Keynote - Carlos Matias Ramos (Portugal)

Social and economic impact of dams. Impacts of climate change and technologically developments

Location: Sonata 1
10:00-10:30Coffee Break
10:30-12:45 Session 4A: T1 Concrete and Masonry Dams - ST3 Methods of Analysis and Design of Dams - ST11 Concrete Swelling Processes - ST17 Modelling and Testing

Scientific Session 1

Location: Sonata 1
10:30
AHE Laúca - the Alkali- Silica Reaction Control (ASR) in Concrete (abstract)
10:42
Monitoring and Analysis of Concrete Dam’S Behaviour Taking into Account Swelling Effects. DAMSAFE3.0: Effects Separation and 3DFE Models (abstract)
10:54
Time Domain Modal Identification Methods. Numerical Tests and Application to Cabril Dam (abstract)
11:06
Sliding Stability Analysis of Concrete Dams Based on Reliability (abstract)
11:18
Optimal Robust Design of Concrete Gravity Dam Considering Expected Consequences of Failure (abstract)
11:30
Operational Modal Analysis of the Itaipu Dam: Experimental Results and Comparison with Finite Element Model (abstract)
11:42
DAMDAMAGE1.0: a MATLAB 3D Finite Element Program for Non-Linear Analysis of Arch Dams Using a Damage Model. the Case of Cabril Dam (abstract)
11:54
Seismic Response of Arch Dams. Numerical Study on the Influence of Reservoir Water Level (abstract)
12:06
Teles Pires Dam – Benefits of Using Metacaulim HP in Conventional Concretes (abstract)
10:30-12:45 Session 4B: T2 Embankment Dams - ST3 Methods of Analysis and Design of Dams - ST6 Stability of Dams and Slopes - ST7 Dam Monitoring and Instrumentation - ST8 Safety Assessment - ST17 Modelling and Testing - ST18 Materials - ST19 Small Dams

Scientific Session 2

Location: Ária
10:30
Lime Treatment of Soils : a Solution for Erosion-Resistant Hydraulic Earthen Structures (abstract)
10:42
Discussion on Interfaces Between Embankments and Concrete Dams and Their Instrumentation (abstract)
10:54
Initial Steps to Design a Zoned Dam (abstract)
11:06
The Importance of Vegetation Protection Maintenance of Slopes in Earth Dams for Surface Erosion Prevention (abstract)
11:18
Valtorno-Mourão Embankment Dam. Assessment of the Behaviour 10 Years After Its Rehabilitation (abstract)
11:30
Assessment of the Efficiency and Stability of Drains According to the Constriction Size Concept (abstract)
11:42
Numerical Modeling for Performance Evaluation of Granular Filter Based on Constriction Size Distribution (abstract)
11:54
Evaluation Methods Comparation Apllied to a Small Earthfill Dam (abstract)
12:06
Slope Stability Comparation Applied to a Small Dam (abstract)
10:30-12:45 Session 4C: T3 Appurtenant Works - T5 Environmental Issues - ST9 Operation and Maintenance - ST14 Geomembranes

Scientific Session 3

Location: Minueto
10:30
Modeling of Fierza Dam Spillway Operation and Downstream Effects on River Bed and Slopes (abstract)
10:42
Current Brazilian Practices in Planning and Construction of Large Spillways (abstract)
10:54
A Geomembrane Liner at the Panama Canal Expansion Project: 18 Water Saving Basins (abstract)
11:06
Assessment of Lahar Bearing Capacity and Strength Parameters from Pressuremeter Tests (abstract)
11:18
The Influence of Surface Cover on Parameters of the Characterization of Floods Coming from the Rupture of Dams in Downstream Areas (abstract)
11:30
Extreme Negative Pressures and Cavitation Tendency on Steeply Sloping Stepped Spillways (abstract)
11:42
Main Challenges of Project and Operation of the Spillway of Tucurui, Brazil (abstract)
11:54
Analysis of the Santo Anastácio Dam, in the Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza - Brazil (abstract)
12:06
Analysis of Carão Dam in Tamboril in the State of Ceará / Brazil (abstract)
12:45-14:00Lunch Break

Lunch

14:00-15:00 Session 5: Keynote - Des Hartford (Canada)

Operational Safety of Dams and Reservoirs

Location: Sonata 1
15:00-16:00 Session 6A: T4 Tailings Dams

Scientific Session 4

Location: Minueto
15:00
Tailings Dams Management Program in State of Minas Gerais (abstract)
15:12
Technological Solutions to Comply with the Ordinance Number 70.389/2017 of the Brazilian National Mining Agency (abstract)
15:24
Robotic Underwater Inspection and Construction Services in Tailing Dam Using a ROV Remoted Operated Vehicle. (abstract)
15:36
Definition of Guidelines for Tailing Dam Safety Audits (abstract)
15:00-16:00 Session 6B: T2 Embankment Dams - ST2 Concrete Face Rockfill Dams - ST7 Dam Monitoring and Instrumentation - ST8 Safety Assessment

Scientific Session 5

Location: Ária
15:00
Research on Rock-Filled Concrete Dams: a Review (abstract)
15:12
Twenty Years of the Itá Method for Stabilizing Concrete Face Rockfill Dams Upstream Slopes (abstract)
15:24
Settlement Analysis of the Montesinho CFRD (abstract)
15:36
Safety Re-Evaluation of the Irapé Dam (abstract)
15:48
The Role of Mineralogy in Durability of Rockfill and Riprap of Dams (abstract)
15:00-16:00 Session 6C: T1 Concrete and Masonry Dams - ST4 Dam Foundation - ST20 Joint/Interface Problems at Concrete Dams

Scientific Session 6

Location: Sonata 1
15:00
Towards a Better Characterisation of the Concrete-to-Rock Interface: Principal EDF Results (abstract)
15:12
Uplift Control Through Remedial Actions at the Powerhouse of Capivara Hydropowerplant (abstract)
15:24
Rock Mass Foundation Seismic Tomography and Its Contribution for the Modelling of Baixo Sabor Dam’s Structural Behaviour (abstract)
15:36
Design and Construction Considerations for Large Dams on Very Weak Foundations (abstract)
16:00-16:30Coffee Break
16:30-17:30 Session 7A: T1 Concrete and Masonry Dams - ST7 Dam Monitoring and Instrumentation - ST8 Safety Assessment

Scientific Session 7

Location: Sonata 1
16:30
Investigation of Some Occurences in Drains from Galleries of Concrete Dams (abstract)
16:42
Statistical Control Limits for Dam Monitoring Instrument (abstract)
16:54
Observation of the Behaviour of Foz Tua Dam During the First Filling of the Reservoir (abstract)
17:06
Static and Dynamic Continuous Monitoring of Baixo Sabor Concrete Arch Dam (abstract)
17:18
Residual Mechanical Strenght of Concrete Beams Cracked with Crystallizing Material Applied (abstract)
16:30-17:30 Session 7B: T3 Appurtenant Works - T5 Environmental Issues - ST9 Operation and Maintenance

Scientific Session 8

Location: Minueto
16:30
Tyrolean Weir Intakes to Cope with Peruvian Hazardous Watersheds (abstract)
16:42
Experimental Study of Effects of Various Flood Hydrographs on Flood Propagation in the Case of the Break of the Distorted Model of Urkmez Dam (abstract)
16:54
Pressures and Velocities Measurements in Prototype. the Case of Foz Tua Dam Plunge Pool (abstract)
17:06
The Hydrological Safety Index (HSI) for Extreme Decamillenarian Flows Assessment (abstract)
16:30-17:30 Session 7C: ST1 Roller Compacted Concrete - ST18 Materials for Dams

Scientific Session 9

Location: Ária
16:30
Roller Compacted Concrete Structures (abstract)
16:42
Correct Tensile vs. Compressive Modulus & Stress-Strain of Concrete Horizontal vs. Vertical - Fast vs Slow – Conventional vs. RCC (abstract)
16:54
Overview of Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) Used in Brazilian Dams (abstract)
17:06
Hierarchical Analysis of the Ettringites Formed in Roller-Compacted Concrete, Subject to Attack Sulfate of Internal Origin (abstract)
17:18
Meeting a No Fly Ash Limitation on a Large Dam RCC Mix Design (abstract)
17:30
Emergency Spillway in RCC for Arroio Dam (abstract)
Thursday, September 20th

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09:00-10:00 Session 9: Keynote - Oscar Machado Bandeira (Brazil)

Progress at 11,233.1 Mw Belo Monte Hpp with its challenges and achievements

Location: Sonata 1
10:00-10:30Coffee Break
10:30-12:45 Session 10A: ST3 Methods of Analysis and Design of Dams - ST10 Rehabilitaion and Dam Heightening

Scientific Session 10

Location: Sonata 1
10:30
Modelling Assessment and Rehabilitation of a Dam Affected by Internal Swelling Reaction (ISR) (abstract)
10:42
Design of the Cambambe Dam Heightening (abstract)
10:54
Camará Dam - Technical Aspects of Reconstruction (abstract)
11:06
Belo Monte Hydropowerplant - Temperatures and Thermal Stresses Analysis of the Intake (abstract)
11:18
2D Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of Itaipu Buttress Dam Using the Finite Element Method in Fortran (abstract)
11:30
Rehabilitation of Guaricana Dam (abstract)
11:42
Post-Tension Rehabilitation of the Salto Paraopeba Concrete Dam (abstract)
11:54
Dam’S Rehabilitation and Modernization of Monitoring Systems in Drini River Cascade, Albania (abstract)
12:06
Analysis of Construction Techniques and Thermal Tensions in Gravity Dams (abstract)
10:30-12:45 Session 10B: ST12 Risk Analysis

Scientific Session 11

Location: Ária
10:30
Re-Thinking Risk Assessment in Dam Safety Practice (abstract)
10:42
Methodology to Simulate the Flood Hazard in Areas Affected by Dam Break (abstract)
10:54
Analysis of the Differences Between Flooded Areas Generated with a Digital Model of Surface (DSM) and a Digital Model of Elevation (DEM), Applyed to the Paranapanema River Cascade, and the Study of Its Impact in the Downstream Valley Risk Evaluation (abstract)
11:06
A Fuzzy Fmeca Risk Analysis of the Simplicio Hydropower Plant in Brazil (abstract)
11:18
Computational Tools Applied to Dam Break Study (abstract)
11:30
Gis and Interactive Web Platforms to Subsidize Dam Risk Management (abstract)
11:42
Risk Maps (abstract)
11:54
Use of Risk Analysis Techniques as a Tool to Improve the Negotiation of Insurance Policies (abstract)
12:06
A Quantitative Risk Assessment (Qra) for Dams Using the Weibull Distribution (abstract)
12:18
Review and New Features to the Nws Breach Model: Zoned Dams (abstract)
10:30-12:45 Session 10C: ST7 Dam Monitoring and Instrumentation - ST8 Safety Assessment

Scientific Session 12

Location: Minueto
10:30
Application of Infrared Thermography in Anomalies Detection of Covão de Ferro Dam Waterproofing Membrane (abstract)
10:42
Methodology for the Spatial Interpolation of Continuum Physical Quantities in a Finite Domain Based on Discrete Samples (abstract)
10:54
Methodology for the Modeling of the Joint Monitoring Index Blocks Response of a Concrete Dam (abstract)
11:06
Application of Digital Image Correlation (DIC) to Monitor the Solid Deformation and Opening of Multiple Fractures Simultaneously: Application to the Itaipu Dam (abstract)
11:18
The Rework of the Joint Monitoring Index Blocks Response of the Dam (IMCRB) (abstract)
11:30
Application IMCRB on the Key Block D38 at Itaipu Dam (abstract)
11:42
Probabilistic Approach to Forecasting Potencial Time Slope Failure Using the Inverse Velocity Method from Georadars and Extensometers Data (abstract)
11:54
Use of GNSS for Measuring Displacements in Cabril Arch Dam. Comparison with Plumb Lines, Geodetic Measurements and 3DFEM Results (abstract)
12:06
Monitoring Dam Displacements with GNSS: Strategy, Accuracy and Benefits (abstract)
12:45-14:00Lunch Break
15:00-16:00 Session 12A: ST13 Warning System / Emergency Action Plans

Scientific Session 13

Location: Sonata 1
15:00
Emergency Action Plans in EDP Dams (abstract)
15:12
Emergency Action Plans - Recent Portuguese Experience (abstract)
15:24
A Software Framework for Automating Emergency Action Plans: the PAEWEB (abstract)
15:36
Challenges to Assessment of the Dam Flood Inundation Map to the Taquara Dam EAP (abstract)
15:00-16:00 Session 12B: ST16 Design Innovation, Project Planning, Design

Scientific Session 14

Location: Ária
15:00
Belo Monte Hpp: Planning and Execution of Technical Control (abstract)
15:12
Project Design and Challenges Faced in River Diversion of Teles Pires Hydro Power Plant (abstract)
15:24
Caculo Cabaça Hydropower Project (abstract)
15:00-16:00 Session 12C: ST4 Dam Foundation - ST7 Dam Monitoring and instrumentation

Scientific Session 15

Location: Minueto
15:00
Using Technology to Better Understand Seepage at Dams (abstract)
15:12
Using Soft Computing Tools for Piezometric Level Prediction (abstract)
15:24
Prediction of Piezometric Levels at the Rock Concrete Interface Considering the Non Linearity of Permeability in the Foundations (abstract)
15:36
Spatial Analysis of Piezometric Data - Itaipu Dam (abstract)
16:00-16:30Coffee Break
16:30-17:30 Session 13A: ST7 Dam Monitoring and Instrumentation - ST8 - Safety Assessment - ST17 Modelling and Testing

Scientific Session 16

Location: Sonata 1
16:30
Analysis and Interpretation of Dam Monitoring: the Use of Articial Neural Networks in an Industrial Context (abstract)
16:42
Safety Control of Ribeiradio Dam Since the First Filling of the Reservoir (abstract)
16:54
Design of an Automatic and Remote Monitoring System of Dams Instrumentation: Cemig GT’S Experience at Irapé Dam (abstract)
17:06
Updating of the Behaviour Analysis and Interpretation of Cahora Bassa Dam (Mozambique) Considering the Mid-Bottom Spillway Structures (abstract)
17:18
Analysis and Interpretation of the Structural Behaviour of Bouçoais-Sonim Dam During the First Filling of the Reservoir and the Following 10 Years of Operation (abstract)
16:30-17:30 Session 13B: T7 Regulation - ST15 Dam Management

Scientific Session 17

Location: Ária
16:30
Analysis of the Dam Security Methodology of the Water Resources Management Company of the State of Ceará (abstract)
16:42
Decision-Making: Dam Decomissioning as an Alternative to Regulation (abstract)
16:54
Classification of Dams by Its Hazard Potential: the Experience of the Brazilian National Water Agency (abstract)
17:06
Evaluation of the Dams of the State of Ceará as for the Classification by Category of Hazard Potential (abstract)
16:30-17:30 Session 13C: T1 Concrete and Masonry Dams - ST18 Materials

Scientific Session 18

Location: Minueto
16:30
A Brief Analysis of the Leaching Process in the Backfill Concrete of a Powerhouse (abstract)
16:42
Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) for Construction of the Logs Overflowing System in Santo Antonio Hydroelectric Plant (abstract)
16:54
Methodology for Investigation the Loss of Mass of the Dam Concrete (abstract)
17:06
Diagnosis of Expansive Reactions in Concrete Dams: Experience and Case Studies (abstract)
17:18
Caa with Solid Waste (abstract)
Friday, September 21st

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09:00-18:00 Session 14: Workshop and Technical Visit

Dam Safety Review Workshop and Technical Visits to Baixo Iguaçu Dam and Yacyretá Dam

Location: Adagio