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VOLUME 1
<br />ISSUE 3
<br />NOVEMBER 2013
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<br />Introduction……………………………………….….. 1
<br />Embankment Dam Slope Stability 101….……...…2
<br />When it Rains Does it Pour?: Design Precipitation Depths for Dam Safety…………..7
<br />What the Heck Should be in my Spec? Part 1: Earthwork Considerations…………..12
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<br />A QUARTERLY PUBLICAT ION FOR WESTERN DAM ENGINEERS
<br />2013 Colorado Flooding Event Link
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<br />Upcoming ASDSO Webinar Dam Safety Training:
<br />Internal Drainage Systems for Embankment Dams,
<br />By James R. Talbot, P.E., December 10, 2013
<br />Intro to Armoring Embankment Dams & Earthcut Spillways
<br />With ACBs, by Paul Schweiger, P.E., and Chris Thornton,
<br />Ph.D., P.E., January 14, 2014
<br />Upcoming ASDSO Classroom Technical Seminars
<br />Inspection and Assessment of Dams, Little Rock, AR,
<br />March 4-6, 2014.
<br />Seepage Through Earthen Dams, Denver, CO, April 1-2, 2014
<br />ASDSO Training Website Link
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<br />In this issue of the Western Dam Engineering
<br />Technical Note, we present articles on embankment
<br />slope stability with a focus on low hazard structures, a
<br />new tool for estimating precipitation, and the first in a
<br />series of articles on the importance of technical
<br />project specifications. This quarterly newsletter is
<br />meant as an educational resource for civil engineers
<br />who practice primarily in rural areas of the western
<br />United States. This publication focuses on technical
<br />articles specific to the design, inspection, safety, and
<br />construction of small dams. It provides general
<br />information. The reader is encouraged to use the
<br />references cited and engage other technical experts
<br />as appropriate.
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<br /> The Western Dam Engineering Technical
<br /> Note is sponsored by the following
<br /> agencies:
<br />S Colorado Division of Water Resources
<br />S Montana Department of Natural
<br />Resources
<br />S Wyoming State Engineer’s Office
<br /> This news update was compiled, written,
<br /> and edited by URS Corporation in Denver,
<br /> Colorado
<br /> Funding for the News Update has been
<br /> provided by the FEMA National Dam Safety
<br /> Act Assistance to States grant program.
<br /> Article Contributors:
<br /> URS Corporation: Mark Belau, PE; Dennis
<br /> Miller, PE; Christina Winckler, PE;
<br /> Jennifer Williams, PE; Jason Boomer, PE;
<br /> John France, PE
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<br /> Editorial Review Board:
<br />Michele Lemieux, PE, Montana Dam Safety
<br />Program Supervisor; Bill McCormick, PE, PG,
<br />Colorado Chief Dam Safety Branch;
<br />Mike Hand, PE, Wyoming Dam Safety
<br /> Program; Mark Ogden, PE, Association
<br /> of State Dam Safety Officials;
<br /> Matthew Lindon, PE, Loughlin Water
<br /> Associates; and Steve Becker, PE,
<br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service
<br /> The material in this publication has been prepared in accordance with generally recognized engineeri ng principles and practices, and is for general information only. The information
<br />presented should not be used without first securing competent advice from qualified professionals with respect to its suitability for any general or specific application. No reference made in
<br />this publication constitutes an endorsement or warranty thereof by URS Corporation or sponsors of this newsletter. Anyone using the information presented in this newsletter assumes all
<br />liability arising from such use.
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