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On-Demand Webinar: Low-Level Conduits – What Can Go Wrong, How to Inspect, How to Repair?

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Association of State Dam Safety Officials, 2020



This course will provide an overview of commonly observed issues associated with the most common type of spillway for relatively small dams (riser and low-level conduit). Importantly, the presentation will summarize methods to evaluate the condition of existing conduits and present common methods to repair and/or replace conduits. At the completion of the course, the participants should be able to identify common issues with low-level conduits, to include inlets and outlets, and have probable courses of action to address the identified issues.

Key Take-aways:

  • General dam terminology.
  • Risks associated with low-level conduits.
  • Common issues with low-level conduit spillways.
  • Methods to identify/inspect issues with low-level conduits.
  • Methods to repair common issues with low-level conduits.


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Speaker(s): Joseph S. Monroe


Revision ID: 2320
Revision Date: 08/19/2022