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dc.contributor.authorAllen, James P.-
dc.contributor.authorWerth, Matthew W.-
dc.contributor.authorCampobasso, Marissa A.-
dc.contributor.authorKashlan, Yazen F.-
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-05T18:36:26Z-
dc.date.available2021-03-05T18:36:26Z-
dc.date.issued2021-03-
dc.identifier.govdocERDC/CERL TR-21-7-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11681/39859-
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/39859-
dc.descriptionTechnical Report-
dc.description.abstractDepartment of Defense (DoD) military services own and maintain a portfolio of dams, dikes, and levees including over 800 assets with a total replacement value of over $2 Billion. The Inspector General has previously found that the DoD requires an inspection policy for dams, to prevent failures. The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) directed the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Laboratory (ERDC-CERL), to create an inspection method and integrate that method with the Enterprise Sustainment Management System, with aims to provide OSD a consistent description of all DoD real property and facilitate calculation of the Facility Condition Index (FCI) for each asset. This report builds upon ERDC-CERL TR-18-9 to propose a method for both inventory and inspection rating for DoD dams, levees, and dikes. A new real property classification system for DoD water control structures is proposed. To better fulfil the OSD requirement for consistent condition and FCI reporting, it is proposed that DoD reevaluate the replacement values and sustainment cost factors for its water retaining structures. A draft guide for linear segmentation for levees is proposed. Future work will allow CERL to develop an Initial Operating Capability for a module within the Enterprise Sustainment Management System to support the OSD requirement.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment and Facilities Investment and Management.en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsAbstract .................................................................................................................................... ii Figures and Tables .................................................................................................................. vi Preface ...................................................................................................................................viii 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Objective............................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Approach ............................................................................................................ 2 2 Dam, Levee, and Dike Safety .......................................................................................... 3 2.1 Failure of water control structures ................................................................... 3 2.2 Legislation .......................................................................................................... 6 2.2.1 Dams ............................................................................................................................ 6 2.2.2 Levees .......................................................................................................................... 8 2.2.3 Dikes .......................................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Future dam, levee, and dike safety ............................................................... 12 3 Inventory .......................................................................................................................... 13 3.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................... 13 3.2 Definitions ....................................................................................................... 13 3.2.1 Dams .......................................................................................................................... 15 3.2.2 Levees ........................................................................................................................ 18 3.2.3 Dikes .......................................................................................................................... 20 3.3 Data schema .................................................................................................... 24 3.4 Proposed definitions for dams, dikes, and levees ......................................... 24 3.4.1 National Inventory of Dams ............................................................................. 26 3.4.2 National Levee Database ............................................................................... 27 3.4.3 Schema overview ...................................................................................................... 28 3.4.4 Level I .......................................................................................... 29 3.4.5 Level II .................................................................... 29 3.4.6 Level III ............................................................................................... 30 4 Dam Inspection .............................................................................................................. 31 4.1 Types and frequency of inspections ............................................................... 31 4.1.1 FEMA 93 inspection definitions ............................................................................... 31 4.1.2 USACE inspection definitions ................................................................................... 32 4.2 Current DoD methodologies .......................................................................... 33 4.2.1 Army ........................................................................................................................... 34 4.2.2 Navy ........................................................................................................................... 35 4.2.3 Marine Corps ............................................................................................................. 35 4.2.4 Air Force..................................................................................................................... 36 4.3 Other methods and technologies .................................................................. 36 4.3.1 Bureau of Land Management ....................................................................... 36 4.3.2 GIS data collection applications ............................................................................... 39 4.3.3 Dam safety monitoring ............................................................................................. 40 4.4 Levee inspection standards ............................................................................ 41 4.4.1 Code of Federal Regulations .......................................................................... 41 4.4.2 USACE Levee Inspection Program ........................................................................... 42 5 Proposed Inspection Rating Methodology for Sustainment Management System Implementation .................................................................................... 44 5.1 Components of dams, levees, and dikes ...................................................... 44 5.2 Proposed inspection ratings .......................................................................... 45 5.3 Inspection data in the SMS ............................................................................ 48 6 Risk Assessment Considerations ................................................................................ 50 6.1 The case against risk consideration .............................................................. 50 6.2 The case in favor of risk consideration .......................................................... 51 6.3 Reality – informal consideration of risk is a current feature of DoD dam management ..................................................................................................... 51 6.4 Proposal for a using a risk-condition matrix as a proxy for repair prioritization .............................................................................................................. 52 6.4.1 Possible avenue for development: repair standards .............................................. 56 6.4.2 A hypothetical method of work prioritization based on the proposed risk matrix 57 6.5 Possible data sources .................................................................................... 60 6.6 USACE Periodic Risk Assessment ........................................................ 60 6.7 Infer all values from NID condition and hazard ............................................ 60 7 Conclusions and Recommendations ........................................................................... 62 7.1 Conclusion ...................................................................................................... 62 7.2 Recommendations ......................................................................................... 62 References ............................................................................................................................. 64 Appendix A: Federal Definition of a Dam ........................................................................... 68 Appendix B: Federal Definition of a Levee ......................................................................... 69 Appendix C: Proposed Component Catalog for Dams and Levees ................................. 71 Appendix D: Proposed Linear Segmentation Business Rules for Department of Defense Owned Levees ....................................................................................... 78 Appendix E: Current USACE Inspection Rating Scale-Dams ........................................... 81 Appendix F: USACE Dam Inspection Forms ....................................................................... 84 Appendix G: Current USACE Levee Inspection Sheets ..................................................... 87 Appendix H: Photos of Distresses .................................................................................... 102 Appendix I: Proposed Inspection Rating Tables ......................................................... 106 Unit Conversion Factors .................................................................................................... 138 Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................................................ 139 Report Documentation Page-
dc.format.extent151 pages / 8.77 MB-
dc.format.mediumPDF-
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherConstruction Engineering Research Laboratory (U.S.)en_US
dc.publisherEngineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)-
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTechnical Report (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC/CERL TR-21-7-
dc.rightsApproved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited-
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dc.subjectDam safetyen_US
dc.subjectDams--Inspectionen_US
dc.subjectHydraulic structures--Inspectionen_US
dc.subjectLevees--Inspectionen_US
dc.subjectDam safetyen_US
dc.titleSustainment management system, water control structures : inventory and inspection templateen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
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