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The British
Dam Society is an Associated Society of the Institution
of Civil Engineers. It consists of individual and corporate
members. It is open to anyone wanting to share experience or
knowledge of all aspects of dams and reservoirs.
BDS exists to advance the education
of the public and the profession in technical subjects relating
to planning, design, construction, maintenance, operation, safety,
environmental and social issues. At a National level BDS organises:
- Programme of London and regional meetings
- BDS Conference and Geoffrey Binnie Lecture, held biennially
- Dams & Reservoirs, the journal of the British Dam
Society published three times a year
- The BDS prize for young engineers, held biennially
- The Supervising Engineers Forum, held biennially
- Bateman Award for written paper, held annually
At an international level BDS:
- acts as the United Kingdom National Committee of ICOLD
(UKCOLD) and is active in:
1. Technical committees producing bulletins
2. ICOLD Congress every three years
3. ICOLD Annual meetings
At a European level BDS is active
on most of the European Working Groups
BDS strives to achieve the aims and objectives set out above through implementation of a wide range of activities and actions. The logic and approach for undertaking these actions is presented in the BDS Strategy Document.This latest version of the BDS strategy was revised in 2007.
The British Section of ICOLD (International
Commission on Large Dams) was formed in 1967, comprising both
individual and corporate members, who elected the British National
Committee of the British Section of the International Commission
on Large Dams (BNCOLD). Prior to then, the British National
Committee comprised representatives from the Institution of
Civil Engineers, the Institution of Water Engineers, the Association
of Consulting Engineers, the Federation of Civil Engineering
Contractors and others. The British Dam Society was formed in
1990 reflecting the changing activities and interests of the
members.
BDS is governed by a main committee
that consists of elected and nominated members. The committee
consists of:
- Chairman - elected for two years
- Vice-chairman - elected for two years and to take over
as Chairman
- Up to 12 elected members elected for three years, 4 replaced
each year
- Up to 6 nominated by the BDS chairman
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to view committee Members
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to view constitution
Since 1982, a BDS conference has been
held once every two years. An Organising sub-committee is appointed
by the Main Committee two years before the date for the conference.
The conferences have formed some of the most successful events
of BDS with approximately 150 participants at recent conferences.
They have been held using University accommodation to keep costs
low and have generally taken place over two and half days with
one afternoon being used for a visits to dams. The conference
proceedings has been published by Thomas Telford since 1990
and are available from the ICE Bookshop. The conference proceedings
are significantly cheaper when purchased at the conference. Summary of Conferences
| 1st |
1975 |
Newcastle |
9th |
1996 |
York |
| 2nd |
1982 |
Keele |
10th |
1998 |
Bangor |
| 3rd |
1984 |
Cardiff |
11th |
2000 |
Bath |
| 4th |
1986 |
Edinburgh |
12th |
2002 |
Dublin |
| 5th |
1988 |
Manchester |
13th |
2004 |
Canterbury |
| 6th |
1990 |
Nottingham |
14th |
2006 |
Durham |
| 7th |
1992 |
Stirling |
15th |
2008 |
Warwick |
| 8th |
1994 |
Exeter |
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Geoffrey Binnie Lecture
This is the premier lecture of BDS and was formerly known
as the BNCOLD lecture. It was renamed as the "Geoffrey
Binnie Lecture" as it was endowed by Binnie and Partners.
The lecture is presented at the BDS conference. The choice
of lecturer is the responsibility of the Main Committee.
| BNCOLD lecturers |
| 1984 |
NJ Cochrane |
Insidious threats to dams and reservoirs |
| 1986 |
FG Johnson |
Experience with the concrete dams
of the North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board |
| 1988 |
DJ Coats |
The concerns of a dam engineer |
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| Geoffrey Binnie
lecturers |
| 1990 |
PA Back |
The ultimate dam |
| 1992 |
W Pircher |
36000 large dams ? and still more
needed |
| 1994 |
MF Kennard |
Four decades of development of British
embankment dams |
| 1996 |
TPC van Robbroeck |
Reservoirs - Bane or boon |
| 1998 |
JA Charles |
The lives of embankment dams - Construction
to old age. |
| 2000 |
TA Johnston |
Taken for granted |
| 2002 |
GP Sims |
The challenge for british dam engineers |
| 2004 |
RE Coxon |
Matters related to adverse incidents
associated with dams and the role of Review-Boards |
| 2006 |
CJA Binnie |
Dams, responding to society's needs |
The final of the 2009 BDS Prize Competition was held at the Institution of Civil Engineers on Monday 23rd November 2009. The competition, which is held every two years, is open to members of the British Dam Society under the age of 35.
From the fifteen papers on dam engineering entered into the competition last year, four were selected for presentation at the final event. Following the presentation of their papers (detailed below), the finalists answered questions from the audience.
Marchlyn Mawr Additional Stored Energy Project
By Giles Hird (MWH)
Research into the Hydrodynamic Forces and Pressures acting within Stepped Masonry Spillways
By Clare Winter (MWH)
Remedial works at two Victorian embankment dams to allow safe passage of the Probable Maximum Flood
By Jonathan Walker (Mott MacDonald)
Design and construction of improvement works at Bruton Flood Storage Reservoir, Somerset
By Rachel Pether (Black & Veatch)
The judges (Jonathan Hinks, Andrew Pepper and Tony Morison) scored the presentations and these were added to the scores awarded for the written papers. The judges’ decisions were very close and they commended all the finalists for their excellent papers and presentations.
The cash prizes were given by Halcrow Group Ltd (as the Employer of the outgoing BDS Chairman – Jonathan Hinks); in addition to a £300 cash prize the winner of the first prize – Giles Hird – also received an all expenses paid trip to Malaysia to spend time at the construction site of the 62m high Bengoh Dam - sponsored by BDS. He will also attend the Hydropower and Dams Conference in Kuching on 29 & 30 March 2010 (sponsored by Hydropower and Dams).
The second prize of £300 was awarded to Clare Winter, the third prize of £150 went to Jonathan Walker and Rachel Pether received £75 for fourth place.
The papers have been published in the March issue of the BDS Journal, Dams and Reservoirs Journal.
Watch out for the announcement on how to enter the 2011 BDS Prize Competition on this webpage. Details will be posted later this year. To receive notification of this and other events, register for e-news at: http://www.britishdams.org/register.asp
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The BDS Photography Competition is an annual event, open to members of the BDS and ICE as well as Engineering students. Entries for the 2009 competition have been judged by a panel of BDS Committee members and the prize winners for each category are:
- Dams & Reservoirs in the UK
First prize: £200 Aled Hughes for his photo "Llyn Brianne Dam looking up the spillway chute"
Second prize: £100 Craig Buchanan for his photo “Laggan Dam”
Third prize: £50 Andy Hughes for his photo "Lednock Dam: Opening the jet disperser valve"
- Overseas Dams & Reservoirs
First prize: £200 Aled Hughes for his photo "Glen Canyon Dam, USA"
Second prize: £100 Ian Hope for his photo "Gordon Dam in Tasmania"
Third prize: £50 Aled Hughes for his photo "Grand Coulee Dam"
The prize winning photographs are attached at the links below. In addition, the winning photographs have been published in the March issue of the BDS Journal, Dams and Reservoirs.
Click here to download a copy of the winning photographs in Category 1.
Click here to download a copy of the winning photographs in Category 2.
The 2010 BDS Photography Competition is open to members of the BDS and ICE as well as Engineering students. Photographers are entitled to submit two photographs on the topic of Dams & Reservoirs.
All entries will be judged by a panel of BDS Committee members. The winner will be announced on 1st November 2010 and the prizes will be:
First Prize: £200
Second Prize: £100
Third Prize: £50
In addition, the winning photographs will be published in the BDS Journal, Dams and Reservoirs. Electronic images of the photos should be emailed to Tim Fuller at: bds@ice.org.uk
The Rules:
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Photographs must be original work.
- Entrants must be the sole owner of copyright in all photographs entered and must have obtained permission of any person featured or dam owner/operator as necessary. Where appropriate client permission to publish the photo should be included with the submission. Further, entrants must not have breached any laws when taking their photographs.
- Entrants can submit up to two photos electronically in colour or black and white and no entrant can win more than one prize.
- Each entry should be marked with the photographer’s name, address and telephone number.
- Entrants should include the time and date the photo was taken plus a short description of the dam to include its location in no more than 50 words.
- Entrants will retain copyright in the photographs that they submit to the BDS. By entering the competition all entrants grant to the BDS the right to publish and exhibit their photographs on the BDS's website and in print in the BDS Journal or any other media. No fees will be payable for any of the above uses.
- The BDS reserves the right to cancel this competition or alter any of the rules at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside of its control.
- Deadline for submission is 1st September 2010.
To receive notification of this and other events, register for e-news at: http://www.britishdams.org/register.asp
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