GHD @ ANCOLD 2023
With our focus on the future, we work every day to create outcomes that ensure a sustainable future for all.
GHD has been involved in dams since the company's foundation, over 95 years ago. We have the largest dedicated dams engineering team in Australia and over 500 Dams community members across the globe. We recognise our clients' need for solutions that combine in-depth knowledge with innovative practices, creating cutting-edge, safe and cost-effective outcomes.
Meet our presenters
Day 1 - Wednesday 25th October
- Kidston HEP Wises Dam - The rubber hits the road at 2:00 - 2:15PM. Malcolm Barker, Senior Technical Director - Dams
- Below the tolerability line and beyond - a practical contemporary ALARP methodology at 2:15 - 2:30PM. Nick Glover, Business Group Leader, South Queensland Dams
- The telescopic fishway: A new approach to donwstream fish passage and multi-level offtakes at dams and weirsat at 3:45 - 4:00PM. Gabriel Giliomee, Senior Dams Mechanical Engineer
- Leaky by name, leaky by nature - a novel approach to leakage reduction at Lake Leake at 4:00 - 4:15PM. Rhys Koppelmann, Civil Engineer
- Single Isolation - only for the brave and foolhardy at 4:15 - 4:30PM. Frank Nitzsche, Principal Dams Engineer
- Provision of fish passage for sustainable pumped storage hydropower projects at 4:15 - 4:30PM. Nicholas Thomas-Kinsella, Team Leader - Dams
- "Excellent" sustainability at Rookwood Weir at 4:30 - 4:45PM. Tracey Williamson, Senior Technical Director - Dams
- Design criteria for hydraulic structures on soil foundations at 4:45 - 5:00PM. Sean Ladiges, Dams Engineer
Day 2 - Thursday 26th October
- Simulation of collapse settlement in rockfill dams due to initial saturation at 11:30 - 11:45AM. Jiaxi (Joshua) Chan, Civil Engineer
- Rookwood Weir - Data collation and 3D modelling on the Fitzroy River, Queensland at 11:45 - 12:00PM. Isabella Foldvary, Civil Engineer
- Graduate succession planning in the dams industry - A Case Study at 11:45 - 12:00PM. Sony Panicker, Engineer - Dams
- Validation of HEC LifeSim PLL estimates to Australian flood events at 3:30 - 3:45PM. Adam Broit, Technical Director – Hydrology & Dams
Poster presentations
- Climate change and a framework to evaluate its influence on dam improvement projects. Adam Broit, Technical Director – Hydrology & Dams
- A methodology to model the cracks and defects in CFRD to assess internal erosion and slope stability. Reza Mahinroosta, Technical Director - Dams
- Including dam break extents in planning overlays (or downstream development at what cost?). Mardi Medwell-Squier, Technical Director - Water Resources
- A method for assessing the likelihood of overtopping failure for earthfill embankment dams. Nicholas Ostrovsky, Senior Dams Engineer
Dams @ GHD
Transforming Dams Delivery
In a rapidly evolving world, we know that businesses across the dams industry face increasing pressure to deliver more for your communities. GHD is proud to work with you to transform the way we deliver dams projects, watch the video below to learn ore about how we do this.