Automated Instrumentation and Early Warning Systems for the Monitoring of Dams will be held from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern on May 9, 2023.
Course Agenda:
• Review of previous ASDSO webinars on instrumentation
• Dam failure and incident case studies and lessons learned related to surveillance
• Defining ADAS/EWS terminology
• Potential benefits of implementing EWS at dams
• Typical sensors that can be automated
• Examples of Dam Owners/Regulators that utilize EWS Programs
• Best Practices for successful design and implementation
• Setting thresholds and action levels
• Methods of integrating redundancy
• Increasing warning time and incorporation into EAPs
• Operation, maintenance, and training
• Site layout and construction
• Potential challenges and planning ahead
• Data hosting and visualization
• Incorporating risk informed decision making (RIDM) and Potential Failure Modes (PFMs)
• Key References
