12th - 15th September 2012

Synopses

Legislation and Policy
Geotechnical
Risk
Construction 1
Environmental
Construction 2
Incidents

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Back to top Legislation and Policy


	1.1 Reservoir Safety - What do we mean? Author(s): Scott
	1.2 Proposed reservoir safety legislation for Northern Ireland Author(s): Porter
	1.3 Statutory reservoirs - matters of opinion Author(s): Warren, Morrison, Lewis & Rundle
	1.4 Potential changes to hazard categorisation and inflow design floods for reservoirs in the United Kingdom Author(s): Vyse
	1.5 Implementing Severn Trent Waters People Plan to become the best in Great Britain Author(s): Hope

Back to top Geotechnical


	2.1 Monitoring embankment performance during the raising of Abberton Reservoir Author(s): Hird, Morris & Carter
	2.2. Some Aspects of Embankment Dams Constructed on the Mercia Mudstone Author(s): Blower & Jarvis
	2.3 Gleann Astaile Dam - Design and Construction of a Geomembrane Lined Embankment Dam Author(s): Hill & Carter
	2.4 Recent Improvements in Predicting Breach through Flood Embankments Author(s): Morris, Hassan & van Damme
	2.5 Behaviuor of Embankment Dams in Earthquakes Author(s): Hinks, Spasic-Gril & Palmer
	2.6 Numerical Analysis of the Seismic Response of La Villita Dam in Mexico Author(s): Pelecanos, Kontoe & Zdravkovic
	2.7 Applying Available Internal Erosion Criteria to Dams with Cores of Glacial Till - A Reassessment of a 1980s Sinkhole Author(s): Rönnqvist
	2.8 Thermal Deformation of Concrete Dams - Justification, Clarification and Improvement of Statistical Analysis Author(s): Tatin, Briffaut, Dufour, Simon, Fabre & Rousset

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	3.1 Reservoir Safety Risk Assessment - A New Guide Author(s): Morris, Wallis, Brown, Bowles, Gosden, Hughes, Topple, Sayers & Gardiner
	3.2 Observations on the Boundary Between High and Lower Risk Reservoirs Author(s): Brown, Gosden & Gotch
	3.3 Flood Contingency Planning During Construction on Reservoir Embankments Author(s): Roberts, Lowe, Francis & Patel
	3.4 Pebley Reservoir (Derbyshire) Emergency Drawdown Exercise Author(s): Windsor
	3.5 Exploring the Potential Use of a Risk-Based Approach to Assessing the Geotechnical Well-Being of the Slopes of Old Embankment Dams Author(s): Eddleston
	3.6 A Pragmatic Approach to Portfolio Risk Assessment at Severn Trent Water Author(s): Chesterton, Hill, Hope & Airey
	3.7 A Guide to the Effects of Climate Change in Dams Author(s): Hughes & Hunt
	3.8 The Effect of Selected Climate Change Scenarios on Engineering Risk Associated with Slope Stability of Embankment Dams Author(s): Preziosi & Micic
	3.9 Current European Research Relevant to Reservoir Safety The FloodProBE and UrbanFlood Projects Author(s): Morris, Goff & Simm

Back to top Construction 1


	4.1 Tackling the Thorny Issue of Spillway Capacity in Yorkshire Author(s): Booth, Deuchar & Hughes
	4.2 The Reservoirs of the Holme Valley Author(s): Robson
	4.3 Physical Testing of a Stepped Masonry Spillway Author(s): Down & Wearing
	4.4 Precast Concrete in Reservoir Engineering Author(s): Robson & Bull
	4.5 Braid Burn Flood Storage Reservoirs Author(s): Gowans, Dougall & Davies
	4.6 Discontinuance of Small Reservoirs Author(s): Claydon

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	5.1 Environment Integral to Flood Detention Dams on the River Mole Author(s): Jennings, Burt & Brown
	5.2 Mill Beck - A Lesson in Reservoir Safety Works Aligned with Public Engagement and a Participatory Design Process Author(s): Peters, Crawford, Kelham & Claydon
	5.3 The Discontinuance of Baystone Bank Reservoir and Restoration of Whicham Beck Author(s): Bailes, Bradley, Sanders & Mulligan
	5.4 Grouting of Badger Setts in a Flood Storage Reservoir Embankment Author(s): Bruggemann
	5.5 Environmental and social impacts of dams in India Author(s): Williams & Drabu
	5.6 Beavers and the Crinan Canal Reservoirs Author(s): Brown
	5.7 The Impact of the “New FEH” Depth-Duration Frequency Curves on Extreme Floods for the Nant-y-Moch in mid Wales Author(s): Winter, Mason & Stewart

Back to top Construction 2


	6.1 The Hull Tidal Surge Barrier Refurbishment Project Author(s): Newton & Griffiths
	6.2 Physical and CFD Modelling of a Labyrinth Spillway for Penwhirn Reservoir Author(s): Ackers, Bennett, Karunaratne, MacCarthy & Thornton
	6.3 Coldwell Lower Reservoir - Weighted Filter, Wave Wall and Overflow Improvements Author(s): Eddleston, Carter, Cuffwright, McCormick, Kavanagh & Scholefield
	6.4 The Design and Construction of Kargu Dam Author(s): Hill, Sheehy & Carter
	6.5 The Design and Construction of Banbury Flood Storage Reservoir Author(s): Ackers, Hopkins, Caulfield & Harding
	6.6 Improving Anglian Water’s Emergency Response for Reservoir Safety Author(s): Tam & Humphrey

Back to top Incidents


	7.1 Remedial grouting works at Upper Rivington Reservoir Author(s): Rigby & Gardiner
	7.2 Recent Incidents at Canal Reservoirs Author(s): Brown
	7.3 Remedial Works at Sunderton Pool Author(s): Acford, Goff, Lewis & Warren
	7.4 Restoring Storage Capacity at Roseau Reservoir Following Hurricane Tomas Author(s): Yeoh