Sensitization Programs (1-day)

• For Policy makers, Administrators, Dam Owner, and Academic leaders
• To give a broad overview of the issues related to dam safety.

Short-Term Training Programs (1-week)

• For Practicing Engineers employed with dam owners and regulators, on various subjects, that include:
• Introduction to Earthquake Safety of Dams.
• Earthquake Behaviour of Dams.
• Field and Laboratory Testing of Dams.
• Earthquake Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Dams.
• Retrofitting of Dams for Earthquake Resistance.

Ambient and Forced Vibration Testing of Selected Dams for Dynamic Characterisation, for Validation and Calibration of Computational Models.

Technical assistance to the dam owners for Strong Motion Monitoring and Data Analysis.

Earthquake vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Selected Dams

Developing and updating of Indian Standards in Collaboration with BIS-CED39

• Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Dams.
• Earthquake Resistant Design and Detailing of Dams.
• Earthquake Safety Assessment and Retrofit of Dams.
• Instrumentation for Earthquake Monitoring of Dams.
• Earthquake Testing of Structures.

Reviewing the Manuals and Guidelines on earthquake safety assessment of dams published by the Central Water Commission.

Engagement with recognized academic institutes & universities, research bodies, and other organizations associated with dam safety.

International exposure visits to select dam sites and organizations by select group of professionals from India (including academics, senior dam engineers and policy makers) working in domain of earthquake safety of dams.

Experimental facility: For ambient and forced vibration testing of concrete dams.

Computational facility: For nonlinear analysis and earthquake vulnerability and Risk assessment of dams.

Modern Interactive Classrooms Facility