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Risk Management Center Training

Welcome to the Risk Management Center’s Dam and Levee Safety training website! This site contains all of our fundamental, intermediate, and advanced dam and levee safety training for USACE-internal audiences, sponsors, stakeholders, public and private dam and levee safety professionals, other Federal agencies, and the public. The links in this section will take you to the presentations, exercises, and video recordings of each training course. If you have any questions about dam or levee safety training, please email RMCtraining@usace.army.mil.

Workshops Open for Registration

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24-27 October, 2023 | DLS-212, Embankment Dam Design, Lakewood, CO

How to Register: Please fill out and submit the form at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchYn9vf3PgfgNF5Jt9mbeQ8WeT0fAIZvmE05t4D3LulLVggQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

**As a reminder, some firewall settings will not allow registrants to access the registration form. If that is the case, please try to use a personal device or disconnect from your company VPN in order to access the registration form.**

Course Overview

Throughout this training course, gain knowledge and understanding of best practices for the design of new embankment dams and the rehabilitation of existing embankment dams. Learn the critical components of embankment design, embankment dam failure modes and their importance in design, in addition to critical aspects of construction and geology and how to apply this knowledge toward embankment design. Participation in this course will provide support in the quality of embankment dam design, more timely delivery and more cost-effective products.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will have a deeper understanding of embankment dam design. In addition, participants will be able to:

Recognize the components of embankment dams
Identify embankment dam failure modes and their importance in design
Explain critical aspects of the site geology and how to prepare a subsurface characterization of the sitePerform and review the analyses required to support the design including settlement, seepage, filter compatibility, stability and seismic evaluations
Describe critical embankment design details including foundation design and instrumentationEvaluate critical construction considerations
Summarize takeaways from previous embankment dam case histories to provide insight into future designs

Target Audience
Intermediate (200 series) courses at this level are devoted to a particular discipline. Intermediate courses may require a prerequisite at the fundamental level.
This course is designed for junior to mid-level professionals with limited experience in the design of new embankment dams or the rehabilitation of existing embankment dams.

Format
This course will include lectures, numerous case histories, demonstrations from USACE instructors, as well as hands-on exercises, group discussions, and quizzes.

Registration & Requirements
Registration is subject to the availability of seating and is not guaranteed. Confirmation of successful registration will be provided no later than September 26. There are no tuition costs associated with attending this course, but participants are responsible for their own travel costs, meals, and arrangements. Additional instructions and details will be provided approximately two weeks before the course regarding requirements, such as bringing laptops with Microsoft Excel installed and downloading software before the training.

Prerequisites
None.

Course Credit and Certificates
To earn the fully allotted amount of PDHs, you must attend the entire course and demonstrate active participation. RMC certification is based on successfully meeting all requirements, such
as passing the final assessment.

Professional Development Hours (PDH): 28 PDHs

Agenda and full training schedule will be provided following registration. Trainings typically last full business days (8 am to 5 pm), with travel expected outside of this schedule.

14-16 November, 2023 | DLS-114, RMC-BestFit and RMC-RFA Workshop, Louisville, KY

How to Register: Please fill out and submit the form at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKMKbvRGWnNRxDc8LnhEivZnBVIaF1vPN6HHCF5oSvjZCC9Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

Course Overview
Explore how U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Risk Management Center (RMC) software can be used to develop accurate and high-quality flood hazard analyses, essential for dam and levee risk assessments. This course shows how RMC-BestFit and RMC-RFA software can increase the quality and timely delivery of flood hazard products, such as flow-, volume- and stage-frequency curves, understand how data can impact risk-informed decision-making when managing and mitigating flood hazards, and determine the importance of developing defensible flood hazard curves.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the training, participants will have the expertise needed to perform routine and non-routine flood hazard analysis for a dam or levee risk assessment using RMC software. In addition, participants will be able to:
•           Perform and review flood hazard analysis using the RMC-BestFit and RMC-RFA software
•           Identify data needs for flood hazard analyses commensurate with the purpose, type and level of risk analysis
•           Develop flow, volume and stage frequency curves
•           Interpret and communicate flood hazard analysis results
•           Develop a network of peers for future collaboration

Target Audience
Fundamental (100) level courses focus on defining a basic survey of concepts and content. These courses are considered introductory and do not require prerequisites.

This training course is designed for mid-level hydraulic engineers and hydrologists who have a basic working knowledge of and experience with flood hazard analysis. This course is appropriate for participants with all levels of experience with RMC-BestFit and RMC-RFA modeling software.

Format
This three-day, in-person course will include lectures, case studies, and demonstrations from USACE instructors, as well as hands-on exercises, group discussions and quizzes.

Registration & Requirements
Registration is subject to availability of seating and is not guaranteed. Registration confirmation will be provided no later than October 17, 2023. There are no tuition costs associated with attending this course, but participants are responsible for their own travel costs, meals, and arrangements. Additional instructions and details will be provided approximately two weeks before the course.

Prerequisites
General experience with flood flow-frequency analysis.

Course Pre-work
This course does not require work prior to the course.

Training Details
4803 Olympia Park Plaza Suite 1000
Louisville, KY 40241
November 14-16, 2023

**As a reminder, some firewall settings will not allow registrants to access the registration form. If that is the case, please try to use a personal device or disconnect from your company VPN in order to access the registration form.**

Agenda and full training schedule will be provided following registration. Trainings last full business days with travel expected outside of this schedule.
More information can be found on the RMC website at www.rmc.usace.army.mil/training. If you have questions about dam or levee safety trainings, please email RMCtraining@usace.army.mil.

Participant and instructor safety is our number one priority. We will follow local health and safety requirements. Therefore, this event may be modified or rescheduled due to local health and safety restrictions. USACE will continue to monitor guidance and issue new protocols, if needed.

Individuals requiring accommodations are asked to contact RMCtraining@usace.army.mil at least two weeks in advance of the training so staff can attempt to make the training accessible to any and all participants.

Workshops Upcoming

TBD Jan - March 2024 | DLS-102, Introduction to USACE SQRA and FERC L2RA Processes and Guidelines, Lakewood, CO