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Power list: who will infuence the hydropower sector in 2014?
25 March, 2014
Who will be helping to shape the hydropower industry in 2014? The editorial team at IWP&DC reveals a list of the people we think will have major influence on the market this year.

Public safety around dams: is it taken seriously enough?
13 March, 2014
Public safety is part of the social licence to operate dams, says Tony Bennett, Chairman of ICOLD’s Technical Committee on Public Safety Around Dams. Here he talks with Suzanne Pritchard and explains why the subject needs to be ranked as an important technical discipline alongside dam safety.

Reaching new heights at San Vicente
09 September, 2013
As the San Vicente Dam Raise Project nears completion, Glenn S. Tarbox, Gerard E. Reed III and J. Wade Griffis provides details on the largest raise of a concrete dam in the US, and the highest raise using RCC in the world

Seismic design of major components
22 April, 2013
Martin Wieland presents details on the seismic design and safety aspects of bottom outlets, spillways, intake structures, penstocks and switchyards of large dam projects.

Sharing international experiences in CFRDs
18 January, 2013
Professor Bayardo Materon is the president of the International Society of CFRDs. Here he tells IWP&DC more about the role of the society, and takes a closer look at recent developments in this part of the dam construction industry.

Spotlight on RCC
17 January, 2013
Ted Warren highlights some major RCC projects worldwide and explains what he thinks are the essential ingredients for building a successful project.

Seismic aspects of underground structures
22 June, 2012
Dr Martin Wieland discusses the seismic design and performance criteria of underground structures of hydropower plants in a qualitative way on the basis of the seismic safety criteria applicable to large dams, approved by the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD).

Webcasts expand education offering
30 November, 2011
With live webcasts of a selection of papers at Dam Safety 2011 in September, the ASDSO expanded its distance education offering, reports Patrick Reynolds

Guarding against repetition
03 November, 2011
The floods which devastated the Australian state of Queensland in January 2011 have been described as the worst in living memory. Dam owner and operator Seqwater played an integral role throughout the flood event, and has been key to the subsequent investigation which is now taking place. Suzanne Pritchard reports on how the Queensland flood inquiry is striving to ensure that history never repeats.

Lessons learned from the earthquake performance of concrete dams
27 September, 2011
In an update to a 1979 paper on the response of concrete dams to earthquakes, Kenneth D Hansen and Larry K Nuss present details on the earthquake performance of six dams, and discuss their significance for the dam engineering profession

Taking advantage of RCC
27 September, 2011
Ted Warren discusses the history of roller compacted concrete (RCC) dam construction and its various applications and advantages to gravity dam design and construction

Small dams: a big cause for concern in Vietnam
20 May, 2011
Research from a rural commune has demonstrated the need for adequate risk based assessment, responsibility and accountability for small dam safety management in Vietnam. Tuyet Thi Dam, Dr John D Pisaniello and Professor Roger L Burritt explain why the importance of small dam safety should not be underestimated

Influencing engineering
21 February, 2011
To celebrate the importance of the dam engineering sector, we’ve compiled a list of the 20 people we believe have made the biggest difference to the sector over the last 10 years. This list – in alphabetical order – was compiled using nominations from contacts and readers around the world, and was decided by the IWP&DC editorial team and industry experts

PK Weirs in Vietnam
26 January, 2011
In addition to their application on some dam upgrades in France, Piano Key Weirs are being increasingly researched as well as employed on new projects in Vietnam. Report by Patrick Reynolds

Water under the bridge?
22 December, 2010
Ten years have passed since publication of the World Commission on Dams’ final report. Suzanne Pritchard spoke to some of those involved in this revolutionary process in the big dams debate. But is WCD still topical now in 2010, or is it all just water under the bridge?

Facing reality on dam development
22 December, 2010
The World Commission on Dams report overlooked the benefits of and improvements made by dams to society, says ICOLD president Jia Jingsheng. In addition, its guidelines were somewhat idealistic. However ten years on, ICOLD believes that the negative impacts of project development should never be suppressed, overlooked or underestimated. The construction and operation of dams and hydropower projects can no longer be considered as a purely scientific and technical matter. A wide range of other aspects are involved today

Building Jinanqiao Dam
29 November, 2010
Yong-Wen Hong and Cheng-Bin Du present details on the design and construction of the Jinanqiao RCC gravity dam, a 160m high structure located in China’s Yunnan Province, in a region of high seismicity