Abstract: This study looks at the empirical relationship between the presence of large dams and the potential alteration in extreme precipitation patterns in their vicinity. The global analysis indicates that extreme precipitation ...

Abstract: Hands-on engineering education is an upcoming trend among K-12 schools throughout the United States to stimulate interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This study used unconventional methods ...

Abstract: Unanticipated peak inflows that can exceed the inflow design flood (IDF) for spillways and result in possible storage loss in reservoirs from increased sedimentation rates lead to a greater risk for downstream floods. ...

Abstract: This study presents the development of a probabilistic discharge prediction scheme based on an uncertainty framework called generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation (GLUE). By being explicit about a hydrologic model’s ...

Abstract: This case study presents a risk analysis reassessment for the oldest dam in the Tennessee River basin—the Wilson Dam—based on postdam flow data. The hydrologic risk of old Wilson Dam was computed from historical flow data ...

Abstract: Modern dams are overwhelmingly designed under the assumption of climatic stationarity by using a static design value known as probable maximum precipitation (PMP). Therefore, it is worthwhile to explore the impact of ...

Abstract: The design of the dams usually considers available historical data for analysis of the flood frequency. The limitation of this approach is the potential shift in flood frequency due to physically plausible factors that ...