Welcome to the Registration Page for the GGSS Short Course: Rock Scour Assessment for Dams, Spillways and Other Water Conveyance Structures

The UC Davis Geotechnical Graduate Student Society is pleased to announce a short course on Rock Scour Assessment for Dams, Spillways and other Water Conveyance Structures. Come join industry, agency, and academic professionals to learn from Dr. George Annandale and Dr. Michael George.

Workshop Overview:

The erodibility of rock foundations, spillways, and other hydraulic conveyance structures is a critical factor in the integrity and safe operation of dams worldwide. Proper understanding and quantification of the rock scour process is paramount for characterizing and mitigating the risk to these structures associated with scour. This workshop will focus on providing attendees with an overview of the current state of practice with regard to rock scour evaluation in addition to working through hands-on examples to estimate scour. The first half of the workshop will provide knowledge and understanding on the physical processes governing rock scour, demonstrate practical tools and methods for quantifying scour potential (including new developments to assess the time-rate of scour and application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling for scour applications), and showcase case histories illustrating the use and interpretation of the results of scour analyses. The second half of the workshop will focus on group evaluation of scour for two examples: a plunging jet and an unlined rock spillway channel. This will enable attendees to apply concepts and techniques learned in the workshop.

Instructors:

George Annandale, PhD, PE

President, George W. Annandale, Inc.

Michael F. George, PhD, PE

Principal Engineer, BGC Engineering

When: 22-23 October, 2026

Where: UC Davis ARC Ballroom

Registration Fee: This short course is being organized by the UC Davis Geotechnical Graduate Student Society. The registration funds will be used to cover the event costs and support graduate student education in the UC Davis geotechnical engineering program.

If your company/agency will be sending more than four individuals to the short course, please reach out to Michael Gardner (mhgardner@ucdavis.edu) prior to registering.