SLOCOLD - Slovenian National Committee on Large Dams

The EWG on Penstocks and Pressure Shafts is organizing a workshop on the 21st of November in TU Graz. The workshop can also be attended online. Registration is until this Friday, the 15th of November!

📢 Just Published - Reliability Background of the Eurocodes EN 1990's “Eurocode: Basis of structural design” defines structural reliability as the ability of a structure to fulfill the specified requirements during its design life; the notion covers safety, serviceability, and durability. This document provides guidance on the approaches and methods for dealing with uncertainties in structural design and assessment with the Eurocodes. Inside we can find an introduction to structural reliability, covering probabilistic methods, risk models, member and system failure, time dependency, effects of deterioration, and inspection. Moreover, inside we can also find a state-of-the-art overview of probabilistic models for actions, material properties, and model uncertainties, with a number of example applications related to various parts of the theory. A big thank you to the authors of the report - international experts of the CEN/TC 250/SC 10 Ad-Hoc Group on the reliability background in the Eurocodes. https://lnkd.in/eXUeD4F2

Državni svet Republike Slovenije, Slovenski nacionalni komite za velike pregrade - SLOCOLD, Slovenska inženirska zveza in Inženirska akademija Slovenije vabijo na posvet HIDROENERGIJA ZA SLOVENIJO: V SOZVOČJU Z LJUDMI IN OKOLJEM - Znanje in izkušnje od včeraj in danes za uspešen trajnostni razvoj, ki bo v petek, 15. novembra 2024, ob 10. uri, v dvorani Državnega sveta, Šubičeva 4, Ljubljana. Za udeležbo na dogodku je obvezna elektronska prijava na https://lnkd.in/dNd6h63B do četrtka, 14. novembra 2024 do 10. ure. Število prijav je omejeno. Vsi ostali zainteresirani si dogodek lahko ogledajo v živo na www.ds-rs.si, posnetek pa bo dostopen na spletni strani Državnega sveta.

Join us on 18th September for a webinar featuring T. Staffan Lundström as one of the key speakers 🌊 Staffan will present the Store2Hydro project, which focuses on optimising electricity storage by integrating reversible pump turbine technology into existing hydropower infrastructures. The aim is to increase European storage capacity by up to 22 TWh per year. Additionally, Store2Hydro will validate new solutions for pumped storage, identify untapped hydropower reservoirs, and maintain reservoir volumes. The project also incorporates digital twin technology to improve monitoring and adaptability in response to variable renewable energy generation, making hydropower operations more efficient and flexible 🌍🔋. T. Staffan Lundström is a Chair Professor of Fluid Mechanics and Deputy Head of the Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. He is also the Director of the Swedish Centre for Sustainable Hydropower and the main applicant and coordinator for a Horizon Europe project on long-term electricity storage technologies for flexible hydropower (2024-2027). With significant experience in hydropower research and project leadership, Staffan has contributed to multiple European and international initiatives. He is also a member of various expert panels and research boards, including the Governing Board of ETIP HYDROPOWER. This webinar will provide valuable insights into the Store2Hydro project and its potential impact on hydropower and energy storage in Europe 🌿💧. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dznhnhkm #ETIPHYDROPOWER #Hydropower #RenewableEnergy #EnergyStorage #Store2Hydro #SustainableEnergy #CleanEnergy #DigitalTwinTechnology #EuropeanEnergy

Na UL FGG v okviru SpongeScapes projekta pričenjajo z anketo o potrebah po usposabljanju na temo ukrepov "Sponge Measures". Cilj teh ukrepov je izboljšati sposobnost okolja, da absorbira, shranjuje in počasi sprošča vodo v daljšem časovnem obdobju, kar pogosto podpira pretoke v sušnem obdobju. Zgledujejo se po delovanju naravnih ekosistemov. Vključujejo lahko zasaditev vegetacije, obnavljanje rek in mokrišč ali spreminjanje kmetijskih praks. Vprašalnik je zelo kratek (približno 3 minute) in enostaven za izpolnjevanje. Obrazec se odpre v angleščini, vendar lahko v zgornjem desnem meniju izberete želeni jezik (slovenščina). Povezava do ankete: https://lnkd.in/erABee3Z Zahvaljujemo se vam za sodelovanje! As part of the SpongeScapes project, a survey on training needs for Sponge Measures is launched. Sponge measures aim to improve an environment's ability to absorb, store, and slowly release water over a long period of time, often supporting dry season flows. They are inspired by how natural ecosystems function. They can include planting vegetation, restoring rivers and wetlands, or changing farming practices. The questionnaire is very short (about 3 minutes) and easy to complete. The form opens in English, but you can choose your preferred language (German, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Slovenian, Greek) in the top right menu.

The 17th ICOLD Benchmark Workshop in Sofia! 🏗️ We are excited to remind you about the upcoming 17th ICOLD Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams, scheduled to be held from April 9th to 12th, 2025 at the IEC in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event is organized by the ICOLD Technical Committee A on “Computational Aspects of Analysis and Design of Dams” and the Bulgarian National Committee on Large Dams. The Benchmark Workshop will cover the following topics: 🔹 Theme A: Three-dimensional seismic analysis of Tsankov Kamak Dam 🔹 Theme B: Simulation of the transient first impoundment of Plovdivtsi embankment dam 🔹 Theme C: Behaviour of a 210m high CFRD – calibration and prediction 🔓 Open Theme: Contributions on numerical modeling of dams and appurtenant structures are welcome! 📄 The task formulations for each theme can be downloaded here: https://lnkd.in/emgKCqmH

Disaster risks are not simple. Impacts often cascade across systems, creating new risks. Heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, pandemics, conflict and food security crises have all shown clear signs of the rippling effects of cascading risks. In a globalized world, we clearly need systemic approaches to reduce the risks of disasters whose effects resonate across systems and sectors, countries and regions. Systemic risks involve multiple communities, cities, regions, or countries; risks that are interconnected; effects that move from one system or network to another and are uncertain or unpredictable; and they have potentially devastating outcomes – like the collapse of entire systems and threats to society as a whole. Addressing systemic risks requires a new approach, moving from a focus on single hazards, to considering multiple, interdependent hazards and compound hazards, across systems and sectors. This involves working across silos – like climate science, finance, health, and supply chain management – and accepting a greater degree of uncertainty in risk management, and developing multi-hazard early systems. Learn more about systemic risks ➡️ https://ow.ly/oZyJ50Rbyqa

Vabljeni, da se nam pridružite na strokovni ekskurziji SLOCOLD, v sklopu katere se bomo letos podali po Sloveniji. Med 5. in 7. septembrom 2024 bomo obiskali hidroenergetske in vodnogospodarske pregrade na vodnih območjih zgornje Save, Soče ter jadranskih rek s morjem. Ogledali si bomo nekaj pregrad, ki so bile v zadnjih letih posodobljene (Vogršček, Klivnik, Mola), pregrade, ki jih je prizadela lanskoletna ujma (npr. Završnica), ter – za enkrat še edino - črpalno elektrarno v Sloveniji (ČHE Avče). Pridružite se nam na tej zanimivi in poučni ekskurziji! Več infomacij pa najdete v priponki.

The recording of the latest ICOLD Young Professionals Forum (ICOLD-YPF) webinar, organized in collaboration with CHINCOLD on Rock-filled Concrete, is now available at the following link: https://lnkd.in/exMpiqjn

The International Symposium on Dams and Earthquakes, co-organized by the European Working Group on Dams and earthquakes of the ICOLD European Club (EURCOLD) with the GCOLD - Greek Committee on Large Dams will take place in Athens on September 12th-13th, 2024.