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2023 – Update of the Unified Method for Estimating Probabilities of Failure by Internal Erosion and Piping

2023 – The Telescopic Fishway: Case Study of an Innovative Approach to Downstream Fish Passage

2023 – Single Isolation – Only for the Brave or Foolhardy?

2023 – Provision of Fish Passage for Sustainable Pumped Storage Hydropower Projects

2021 – An Overview to Mechanical Behaviour of Rockfill, Focus on Numerical Modelling using DEM

2020 – When the bottom-line impacts dam safety: Case studies of commercial realities leading to increased risks

2020 – Some Challenges in Abutting the Dams in the Himalaya

2019 – Dams, Siltation and Low-Level Outlets

2018 – The Development and Application of the Guide to Drawdown Capacity for Reservoir Safety and Emergency Planning in the UK

2018 – Planning for Exceedance in a Changing World: Incorporating Climate Variability and Uncertainty into a Framework for Dam Design and Management

2018 – Integrating Climate Change into Dams Management Practices

2018 – Exploring the Potential of Advanced Instrumentation in Physical Hydraulic Modelling for Spillway Design

2017 – The Design Flood Frequencies for My Dam Have Changed – Why?

2017 – Tailing Dams – How Do We Make Them Safer?

2017 – Lessons Learned and the impacts of Cyclones Debbie and Marcia on Queensland’s Emergency Planning and Guidelines

2017 – Construction Flood Risk Strategies for Dam Upgrades

2016 – Probabilistic Slope Failure Risk Estimation of a Dam with Zones of Weak Foundation Material

2016 – Maintenance and Testing of Post-Tensioned Anchors for Dams and Appurtenant Structures

2016 – Lies, Dam Lies, and Statistics: The Compilation and Analysis of a New Zealand Inventory of Dams

2015 – The hydropower dam lenders’ technical advisor – roles, responsibilities and lessons learned

2015 – Estimation of Seismic Hazard for Dams with a Consistent Risk Approach

2015 – Anomalies in design for mining dams

2015 – A regional study of water storage options in the Wairarapa

2015 – A Methodology for Shortlisting Numerous Flood Mitigation Storage Options in Catchments

2013 – Falls Dam hydropower retrofit – integrating generation with existing irrigation assets

2012 – Risk assessment for managing impacts of mining on dams

2012 – Justifiable Maintenance – Reliability Centred Maintenance of Dam and Weir Assets

2011 – Refurbishment of Ambuklao and Binga Hydro Power Dams and Appurtenant Works

2011 – Perspectives of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

2009 – Why should ANCOLD produce tailings guidelines?

2009 – Loss of moisture content in clay core due to climate change

2008 – Securing water for growth in regional Queensland

2008 – Application of procedures for estimation of rock erosion for overflow of dams – illustrated by application to Julius Dam, Queensland

2008 – An overview of risk assessment tools for US Army Corps of Engineers dams

2004 – DAM SAFETY LEGISLATION CHANGES IN NEW ZEALAND

2004 – Dam Safety Legislation Changes in New Zealand

2003 – INVESTIGATIONS AND DESIGN OF UPGRADE WORKS AT TANK HILL RESERVOIR IN VICTORIA

2002 – Restoration of Storage Capacity at Lyell Dam Using Hydroplus Fusegates and Construction Stages

2001 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Reservoirs — Is Australian Hydropower Environmentally Friendly?

2001 – Benchmarking Deformation Surveys of Hydraulic Structures Against International Practice