Dam Safety, Surveillance & Asset Integrity

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Curriculum

Dam Safety, Surveillance & Asset Integrity Curriculum

From fundamentals to advanced diagnostics

A complete syllabus across the dam safety lifecycle — legislation and design standards, inspection and monitoring, instrumentation, failure modes, diagnostics and emergency action planning. Watch sample lectures free below.

26lectures
15+Hours of Lectures Video

Delivered fully online through the AF Academy LMS - self-paced, with 6.5 months of access from the date you activate the course by clicking "Start Course" in the LMS.

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Syllabus

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  • 01
    Lecture-01: An overview of dam and network safety

    Mr. A. B. Pandya

  • 02
    Lecture-02: Overview of basic design philosophy of dam, defence measures and features provided for safety

    Mr. Y K Handa

  • 03
    Lecture-03: Overview of basic design philosophy for conveyance networks and associated structures-canals and pipelines

    Mr. Saibal Ghosh

  • 04
    Lecture-04: Overview of flood risks and handling them in real time, effect of flood operations on the safety and upkeep of dams and networks

    Mr. N K Mathur

  • 05
    Lecture-05: Durability of concrete structures

    Mr. Murari Ratnam

  • 06
    Lecture-06: Hydromechanical equipment and Dam Safety

    Mr. S K G Pandit

  • 07
    Lecture-07: Instrumentation and structural behaviour analysis for dams and other hydraulic structures

    Mr. Manohar Singh

  • 08
    Lecture-08: Preparing and carrying out on-site inspection of a concrete/ masonry and earth rockfill dams

    Mr. A. B. Pandya

  • 09
    Lecture-09: Instrumentation for earth and rockfill dams

    Mr. Manohar Singh

  • 10
    Lecture-10: Evaluation of different types of energy dissipating arrangements, and remedial measures

    Mr. P Ramaraju

  • 11
    Lecture-11: Specialized materials and techniques for repairs and rehabilitation

    Mr. Rajesh Pandey

  • 12
    Lecture-12: Preparing and maintaining documentation for dam and network for safety assessment

    Mr. Manohar Singh

  • 13
    Lecture-13: Under water inspection techniques

    Mr. Rajesh Pandey

  • 14
    Lecture-14: Assessment of emergency preparedness and disaster management

    Mr. N N Rai

  • 15
    Lecture-15: Overview of seismic risks and protocols for assessment of safety and performance worthiness

    Dr. B. R. K. Pillai

  • 16
    Lecture-16: Efficiency measurement of conveyance network

    Dr. Yella Reddy

  • 17
    Lecture-17: Use of hand-held Mobiles, GPS and remote sensing techniques for network status assessments and mapping

    Mr. Paavan Kumar Reddy Gollapalli

  • 18
    Lecture-18: Behaviour and performance observation programme

    Mr. D K Sharma

  • 19
    Lecture-19: Rock mechanics testing for dams

    Mr. Hari Dev

  • 20
    Lecture-20: Geomembranes for seepage control in dams

    Mr. V Subramanian

  • 21
    Lecture-21: Legislative provisions of Dam Safety-existing and future

    Mr. Gulshan Raj

  • 22
    Lecture-22: Latest format being used for writing Inspection reports for dams in India

    Mr. S Masood Husain

  • 23
    Lecture-23: Geotechnical investigations of existing dams

    Mr. Ravi Sundaram

  • 24
    Lecture-24: Non-destructive testing and diagnostics for distressed structures-techniques & case studies

    Mr. V V Arora

  • 25
    Lecture-25: Geophysical Investigations for Dam Safety

    Dr. Sanjay Rana

  • 26
    Lecture-26: Use of temperature and strain sensing for dams using optical fibre sensors

    Dr. Sam Johnsson

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