Event

The Engineering Institute in the Faculty of Engineering will host a Dam Hydraulics Seminar on March 24 and 25, 2015. 

Time: 8am to 4.30pm

Cost: $2,200.00 per participant $600 for full time registered UWI students

Includes: lunch, refreshments, workshop material and certicate of participation.

Deadline for registration is February 27,2015. 

Optional Field Trip – January 23, 2015 - Exploring the Northern Range fluvial geomorphology, hydraulic structures and sedimentation

Participants $500, Students $250 

MAIN OBJECTIVES

To provide the opportunity for participants to become aware of the issues associated with dams such as:

• Hydrologic considerations in sizing Dams and their reservoirs
• The need for Stakeholders to play a greater role during project conceptualization
• Risks associated with Dam Failure
• Environmental impacts of Dams on fresh water Ecology and Habitat in the Northern Range
• Reduced Design Life through loss of useable storage due to sedimentation.

Civil, Agricultural and Environmental Engineers and Managers, Drainage and Highways Divisions and Regional Corporations, Land Developers and lectures and students in the field.

FACILITATORS

The main facilitator will be Dr. Willi H. Hager, Professor of Hydraulics/Hydrology from the world famous University, ETH Zurich. He has published widely, including books on Dam Hydraulics and other areas. He will be assisted by ,Dr. Gyan Shrivastava (Professor of Hydraulic Engineering), Ms. Marina Narinesingh (Experienced in Environmental and Planning Issues), Dr. Mary Alkins-Koo (Senior Lecturer in Ecology) & Dr. Pramenath Narinesingh (Researcher in sedimentation).

For more information, click here.