Programme:
2:30 – 2:35 Introduction by Professor Richard Jardine, Head of Geotechnics, Imperial College London
2:35 – 3:35 Large Dams in Greece – Current trends by Professor George Dounias, Visiting Professor, Imperial College, Director Edafos Engineering Consultants, Athens
Dam construction in Greece started in earnest just 50 years ago and since then many dams have been built. Currently, tens of dams are under construction and many more are under design. This talk considers the evolution of dam construction in Greece since the 1950s. Issues relating to acquiring scarce earth dam construction materials are also considered with particular reference to the use of mudstone for clay cores and sources for the fine filters used to protect the impermeable dam cores.
3:35– 4:05 Recent advances in numerical modelling of embankment dams by Dr. Nesha Kovacevic,
Director, Geotechnical Consulting Group (GCG), London
While stability is the main concern in embankment design and analysis, deformation assessment is also important. The use of advanced numerical analysis to predict the deformations of several embankment dams constructed in the UK is presented, considering the main phases in the life of dams and emphasizing the need to use adequate constitutive laws to model their fills’ behaviour.
4:05 – 4:35 Dams: Setting standards for a sustainable future by Mr. Rod Bridle All Reservoirs Panel
Engineer, Dam Safety Ltd., Associate, GCG
A sustainable future will only be achieved if it is consciously engineered. Dams have set a new standard
in sustainability and led to the Engineered Sustainable Infrastructure Cycle (ESIC), a simple concept that
optimises infrastructure sustainability by examining cyclically economic and environmental aspects in striving to meet societal needs. ESIC and its application are described, referring to dam projects from Rutland Water to the Three Gorges.
4:35 – 4:40 Closure
Tea and coffee