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  • Sichuan Laboratory of Beijing Huashi Nage Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Sichuan University Wangjiang Campus, Chengdu: B324 Meeting Room

2025-05-23 Fri

Crystal Ballroom(1456)-L5 (UTC+8)

08:00-10:15 (UTC+8) | Question 110 Theme 2: Assessment for the Safety of Structures for Extreme Conditions [28th ICOLD Congress Questions]
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Chair：
Lisa Bensasson ICOLD / ENM SA Consulting Engineers 丨 Zeping Xu Chinese National Committee on Large dams
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Talk Title Speaker Affiliation
08:00-08:04 Introduction

Introduction
08:04-08:19 Congress Questions-Presentation

Giant sea wall along north coast line of Java Island

 Aries Feizal Firman INACOLD
08:19-08:34 Congress Questions-Presentation

Improving the safety of a portfolio of old existing levees; principles of risk analysis as a method to inform decisions

 Rémy Tourment INRAE
08:34-08:45 Congress Questions-Presentation

Characterization and feedback on the behavior of arch dams subjected to heatwaves and extreme cold

 Alexandre SIMON EDF DTG
08:45-08:56 Congress Questions-Presentation

Two erosion tests to quantify resistance to erosion during overflow: the jet erosion test and the overflow test

 Jean Robert Courivaud EDF
08:56-09:07 Congress Questions-Presentation

Intelligent Temperature Control System for Large Concrete Dam Construction in Hot and Humid Environments

 Zichang Li Sichuan Energy Internet Research Institute, Tsinghua University
09:07-09:18 Congress Questions-Presentation

A high-precision three-dimensional dam breach model considering breach evolution mechanisms

 Shengyao Mei PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited
09:18-09:29 Congress Questions-Presentation

Zoned embankment dam breaching due to overtopping: estimating outflow hydrographs through laboratory experiments and parametric numerical modeling experiments and parametric numerical modeling

 Robert Boes ETH Zurich, Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology
09:29-09:55 Discussion

Discussion
09:55-10:00 Summary

Conclusion
10:00-10:15 Congress Questions-Presentation

Discussion on the safety of cascade reservoirs in the Yangtze River basin under extreme hydrological events

 Xinqiang Niu CISPDR Corporation
10:00-10:30 (UTC+8) | Coffee break [28th ICOLD Congress Questions]
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10:30-12:30 (UTC+8) | Question 110: Theme 3 - Mitigating the Risk: Assessing and Enhancing the Resilience of the Structures [28th ICOLD Congress Questions]
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Chair：
Lisa Bensasson ICOLD / ENM SA Consulting Engineers 丨 Zeping Xu Chinese National Committee on Large dams
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Talk Title Speaker Affiliation
10:30-10:34 Introduction

Introduction
10:34-10:45 Congress Questions-Presentation

Kariba Dam plunge pool reshaping works for the safety of structures for extreme floods

 Lucas Tardieux Gruner SA
10:45-10:56 Congress Questions-Presentation

Assessment of the discharge capacities and safety of main structures in large dams of drini river cascade

 ARJAN JOVANI ALBANIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF LARGE DAMS (ALBCOLD)
10:56-11:07 Congress Questions-Presentation

PKW spillways: an innovative, safe and economic solution from run-of-river dams in plains to large dams in mountains suitable for climate change challenges
11:01-11:12 Congress Questions-Presentation PKW spillways: an innovative, safe and economic solution from run-of-river dams in plains to large dams in mountains suitable for climate change challenges Frederic Laugier EDF CIH
11:01-11:12 Congress Questions-Presentation PKW spillways: an innovative, safe and economic solution from run-of-river dams in plains to large dams in mountains suitable for climate change challenges MICHEL HO VNCOLD
11:07-11:18 Congress Questions-Presentation

Challenges experiences with upgrading a composite dam in south Africa - Tzaneen Dam raising

 Henry Wright ARQ
11:18-11:29 Congress Questions-Presentation

Case study – a dam raising options study for a dam in southern Africa
11:34-11:45 Congress Questions-Presentation Case study – a dam raising options study for a dam in southern Africa Chencen Zhang Knight Piesold
11:34-11:45 Congress Questions-Presentation Case study – a dam raising options study for a dam in southern Africa Robert Phillip Greyling Knight Piesold Consulting
11:34-11:45 Congress Questions-Presentation Case study – a dam raising options study for a dam in southern Africa Edwin Stephanus Benedict Lillie Knight Piésold (Pty) Ltd
11:29-11:40 Congress Questions-Presentation

New progress of cemented material dams to meet the requirements on dam safety to resist overtopping in China

 Jinsheng Jia China National Committee on Large Dams
11:40-12:25 Discussion

Discussion
12:25-12:30 Summary

Conclusion
14:00-16:00 (UTC+8) | Question 110 Theme 4: Mitigating the Risk: Assessing and Enhancing the Resilience of the Structures [28th ICOLD Congress Questions]
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Chair：
Lisa Bensasson ICOLD / ENM SA Consulting Engineers 丨 Zeping Xu Chinese National Committee on Large dams
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Talk Title Speaker Affiliation
14:00-14:04 Introduction

Introduction
14:04-14:15 Congress Questions-Presentation

Building a resilient system against flood in the Rhône Delta

 Thibaut MALLET SYMADREM
14:15-14:26 Congress Questions-Presentation

Adaptation of 310 dams in Spain to extreme events and climate change through risk assessment

 Ignacio Escuder-Bueno iPresas-UPV
14:26-14:37 Congress Questions-Presentation

Improvement of the safety of the French dams against floods
14:42-14:53 Congress Questions-Presentation Improvement of the safety of the French dams against floods Gaetan DAUTOIS ARTELIA
14:42-14:53 Congress Questions-Presentation Improvement of the safety of the French dams against floods Frederic Laugier EDF CIH
14:37-14:48 Congress Questions-Presentation

Case study and analysis of surge wave and excessive flood in hydropower dams

 Chihaya Onda Desaster Prevention Reserch Institute, Kyoto University
14:48-14:59 Congress Questions-Presentation

Machine learning method based dam breach flood simulation

 Hongqiu He Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute
14:59-15:55 Discussion

Discussion
15:55-16:00 Summary

Conclusion
16:30-18:00 (UTC+8) | Closing Ceremony of the ICOLD 28th Congress [28th ICOLD Congress Questions]
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Chair：
Frédéric Corrégé ICOLD
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Talk Title Speaker Affiliation
16:30-16:50 Speech

CLOSING SPEECHES
16:50-17:20

INNOVATION AWARDS
Chair: Tetsuya SUMI ICOLD
16:50-17:00 Presentation Bronze Medal: NESSIE®: AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION FOR SUSTAINABLE SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT IN RESERVOIRS Raphael GAILLARD WATERTRACKS
17:00-17:10 Presentation Silver Medal: ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM OF A4CSEL FOR AUTOMATED DAM CONSTRUCTION TOWARD THE NEXT GENERATION Takaya Matsumoto KAJIMA CORPORATION
17:10-17:20 Presentation Gold Medal: DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH CRACKING-RESISTANCE DAM CONCRETE WITH EXPANSIVE LOW-HEAT PORTLAND CEMENT AND APPLICATIONS IN ULTRA-HIGH ARCH DAMS Li Wenwei China Three Gorges Corpeoration
17:20-17:40

HONORARY AWARDS
17:40-17:50 Presentation

ICOLD 2026 ANNUAL MEETING: GUADALAJARA

 Pascual Perazzo PEP GEOCONSULTING
17:50-18:00 Presentation

ICOLD 2028 CONGRESS: MADRID

 CARLOS GRANELL SPANCOLD
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