Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ® TABLE ROCK DAM SLIDE – CASE STUDY Dave Paul, P.E. Lead Civil...

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Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ® TABLE ROCK DAM SLIDE – CASE STUDY Dave Paul, P.E. Lead Civil Engineer U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Risk Management Center [email protected] Dam Safety Workshop Brasília, Brazil 20-24 May 2013

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Corps of Engineers

BUILDING STRONG®

TABLE ROCK DAM SLIDE – CASE STUDYDave Paul, P.E.Lead Civil EngineerU.S. Army Corps of EngineersRisk Management Center [email protected]

Dam Safety WorkshopBrasília, Brazil20-24 May 2013

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Purpose

Provide real-life application for reporting distress

Review project conditions and distress reporting

timeline

Stress Dam Safety training and communication

Emphasize the importance of partnering with

regional experts

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Event Background

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Rainfall Comparison

Average Rainfall Rainfall RainfallDAM April Rain 22-28 April April 2011 April

2008

Beaver 4.5 in 11.57 in 15.1 in 9.16 in

Table Rock 4.1 10.43 13.6 7.90

Bull Shoals 3.9 12.06 15.3 7.90

Norfork 4.1 13.23 16.8 8.15

Greers Ferry 4.9 7.4 10.6 9.21

Clearwater 4.5 11.31 14.01 9.16

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Rainfall Comparison

Average Rainfall Rainfall RainfallDAM April Rain 22-28 April April 2011 April

2008

Beaver 4.5 in 11.57 in 15.1 in 9.16 in

Table Rock 4.1 10.43 13.6 7.90

Bull Shoals 3.9 12.06 15.3 7.90

Norfork 4.1 13.23 16.8 8.15

Greers Ferry 4.9 7.4 10.6 9.21

Clearwater 4.5 11.31 14.01 9.16

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CHALLENGESDams

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CHALLENGESLevees

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CHALLENGESNavigation System

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Table Rock Lake Dam

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Records at Table Rock Dam

RECORD RAINFALL RECORD INFLOW

RECORD RELEASE RECORD POOL

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Distress Reporting Timeline

DiscoveryOPM Calls

DSO

DSO Engages

Tech Team

Media Outlets

Contacted

Tech Team Makes

Stability / Repair

Decisions

Emergency Contract

In-Place and Repairs

Completed

Normal Operation and

Follow-up Inspection

Tech Team Dispatched to Site/Evaluation

DSO/DSPM Upward Reports

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Distress Reporting Timeline

DiscoveryOPM Calls

DSO

DSO Engages

Tech Team

Media Outlets

Contacted

Tech Team Makes

Stability / Repair

Decisions

Emergency Contract

In-Place and Repairs

Completed

Normal Operation and

Follow-up Inspection

Tech Team Dispatched to Site/Evaluation

DSO/DSPM Upward Reports

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Table Rock Slide

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Table Rock Slide

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Distress Reporting Timeline

DiscoveryOPM Calls

DSO

DSO Engages

Tech Team

Media Outlets

Contacted

Tech Team Makes

Stability / Repair

Decisions

Emergency Contract

In-Place and Repairs

Completed

Normal Operation and

Follow-up Inspection

Tech Team Dispatched to Site/Evaluation

DSO/DSPM Upward Reports

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Tulsa Tech Team

Little Rock Tech Team

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24-Hour Observation

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Distress Reporting Timeline

DiscoveryOPM Calls

DSO

DSO Engages

Tech Team

Media Outlets

Contacted

Tech Team Makes

Stability / Repair

Decisions

Emergency Contract

In-Place and Repairs

Completed

Normal Operation and

Follow-up Inspection

Tech Team Dispatched to Site/Evaluation

DSO/DSPM Upward Reports

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Table Rock Event

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DSPMT Reporting

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Distress Reporting Timeline

DiscoveryOPM Calls

DSO

DSO Engages

Tech Team

Media Outlets

Contacted

Tech Team Makes

Stability / Repair

Decisions

Emergency Contract

In-Place and Repairs

Completed

Normal Operation and

Follow-up Inspection

Tech Team Dispatched to Site/Evaluation

DSO/DSPM Upward Reports

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Emergency Repair

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Distress Reporting Timeline

DiscoveryOPM Calls

DSO

DSO Engages

Tech Team

Media Outlets

Contacted

Tech Team Makes

Stability / Repair

Decisions

Emergency Contract

In-Place and Repairs

Completed

Normal Operation and

Follow-up Inspection

Tech Team Dispatched to Site/Evaluation

DSO/DSPM Upward Reports

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Repair

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Distress Reporting Timeline

DiscoveryOPM Calls

DSO

DSO Engages

Tech Team

Media Outlets

Contacted

Tech Team Makes

Stability / Repair

Decisions

Emergency Contract

In-Place and Repairs

Completed

Normal Operation and

Follow-up Inspection

Tech Team Dispatched to Site/Evaluation

DSO/DSPM Upward Reports

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Lesson’s Learned District and technical team reacted well

Anticipate the unexpected Project challenges Performance may change Resources will be thin Plan for backup DSO

Dam safety training is critical It works – project personnel noted the distress

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Lesson’s Learned Communication

Project Personnel to DSO DSO to Engineers/DSPM Engineers on Site to DSO/DSPM DSO/DSPM to MSC and HQ OPM/Lake Manager and PAO to Public and Media

Constantly educate the public Purpose and Value of Projects Consequences without Projects

Consult regional dam safety engineers

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QUESTIONS?