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<br />2 <br /> <br />U. S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Mines, National Weather Service, <br /> <br />National Bureau of Standards, Smithsonian Science Information Exchange, <br /> <br />and various academic institutions. Many of the organizations included <br /> <br />in the survey do not fund or perform research. Their input was helpful <br /> <br />in preparing the compilation of future needs. <br /> <br />Dam safety research covers a vast range of topics. Most research pro- <br /> <br />grams have been developed to answer specific scientific questions in an <br /> <br />effort to further the state-of-the-art of dam building and operation. <br /> <br />Nearly all research efforts which provide a better understatnding of <br /> <br />materials, construction methods, natural phenomena, and performance are <br /> <br />related to the safety of the structure. Some research, especially that <br /> <br />concerning risk analysis and determination of hydrologic design parameters, <br /> <br />is being done specifically in the name of dam safety. <br /> <br />The subcommittee has been liberal in selecting topics related to dam <br /> <br />safety. All topics perceived as having an impact on the ultimate safety <br /> <br />of a dam have been included. Completed research has not been documented <br /> <br />because of the immensity of the job and because the initial stages of any <br /> <br />well-planned research project include an exhaustive literature survey. <br /> <br />In the appendices topics have been divided into three groups to promote <br /> <br />communication and coordination among researchers. <br /> <br />Group I. <br /> <br />Research in Progress FY 1981 <br />(Potential for further interagency coordination of scope <br />minimal) <br /> <br />Group II. <br /> <br />Research Planned, Scoped., and Scheduled after FY 1981 <br />Funding Assured or Pending <br />(Further interagency coordination of scope possible on limited <br />to broad scale) <br />