California Division of Safety of Dams Overview

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California Division of Safety of Dams Overview

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• David Gutierrez, Chief DSOD
• Director of FloodSAFE

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Jurisdictional Dams in California
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No. of Dams vs. Height
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California Major Earthquakes Since 1900(M6.5 and
greater)
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Fault Displacement
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Research

• Funding
• SMIP
• U. C. Davis Research
• Hydrology
• Earthquake Engineering
• Other

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Earth Dams (needs)

• Embankment Dams and extreme loads (Deformation
  calculations)
• Embankment Cracking
• Gravel behavior
• Repeatable solutions
• Already significant studies on liquefaction

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Concrete Dams (needs)

• Spatial variation of input motion
• Dynamic pressures in openings
• Sliding predictability
• Arch failure mechanisms