14TH INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARK WORKSHOP ON NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF DAMS

The Local Organizing Committee, on behalf of the Swedish National Committee of ICOLD (SwedCold) and the ICOLD Committee on Computational Aspects of Dam Analysis and Design, has the pleasure to invite you to the 14th ICOLD International Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams. The Benchmark Workshop will be held from the 6^th to the 8^th September 2017 in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It will be hosted by KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and one of Europe’s leading technical universities. With respect to hydropower and dam engineering, KTH has for many years been active within of the Swedish hydropower Center (SVC), a key centre for research and educational activities in Sweden.

The design and maintenance of existing dams represent a challenge for the whole engineering community. In this context, the ICOLD Committee on Computational Aspects of Dam Analysis and Design is making a noteworthy contribution by organizing the series of recurring Benchmark Workshops with the aim of offering dam engineers and researchers the opportunity to share knowledge in the proper use of numerical analyses. For the 14^th workshop in this series, four themes have been predefined which represent topics of great interest for the dam community, covering analyses of concrete and embankment dams as well as risk analysis. Along with these themes, an open theme is also available which allows participants to highlight their own topics and projects.

The 14^th ICOLD International Benchmark Workshop will address these current challenges and improve the understanding of these by exchange of experience on the use of numerical modelling for design, performance evaluation and safety assessment of dams.

We hope to see you in Stockholm for an interesting and exciting Benchmark Workshop!

Best regards

THEMES

Four themes have been selected for the 14^th ICOLD Benchmark Workshop. These themes represent topics which are of great concern for the dam community. In these topics, it is important to exchange experiences as well as evaluate and discuss different modelling techniques. In addition to these themes, an open theme is also available which allows participants to highlight their own topics and projects that are considered to be of interest to the community.

Theme A: Cracking of a concrete arch dam due to seasonal temperature variations. More info

Theme B: Static and seismic analysis of an arch-gravity dam. More info

Theme C: Embankment dam behaviour – prediction of arching and cracking potential. More info

Theme D: Risk Analysis–assessment of reliability for concrete dams. More info

Open Theme: In the open theme, participants may present their own topics and projects within the field of numerical analyses of dams that are considered to be of interest to the dam community. These topics could for instance present cases, which may be considered as themes for future benchmark workshops. Deadline for submission of abstracts to the open theme is Mars 15^th 2017.