Catchments and Spatial Solutions

Environment Solutions

Dams Solutions

-	Feasibility and investigation of dams

-	Detailed design and documentation of dams

-	Construction planning, support and project management

-	Dam safety inspections, monitoring and reviews

-	Dam safety risk assessment

-	Dam upgrades

Hydro Power Solutions

Sustainable Energy Solutions

Power Engineering Solutions

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Detailed design and documentation of dams

Hydro Tasmania Consulting has been involved in various aspects of the engineering of small and large dams for clients in Australia and overseas. Our experience runs the full breadth of dam engineering and includes expertise in embankment dams, arch dams and concrete gravity dams.

Our experience, capability and state-of-the-art engineering facilities enable us to offer our clients a 'one-stop shop' for all their dam engineering needs.

In Tasmania we have investigated, designed and constructed a wide range of facilities for Hydro Tasmania (who now owns and operates them):

• 40 ICOLD large dams
• more than 90 smaller dams
• 27 hydropower stations
• 10 pumping stations
• a wide range of associated infrastructure (flumes, canals, tunnels, etc).

In addition to this record achievement in the dams engineering field in Tasmania, we have carried out a number of dam engineering assignments for public and private sector clients throughout other parts of Australia and internationally. With few large dams being constructed in recent times within Australia, Hydro Tasmania Consulting has had the privilege of undertaking detailed design and documentation for the Burnett Dam in Queensland and the Samson Brook Pipehead Dam in Western Australia. Hydro Tasmania Consulting has experience in delivering dam designs as a stand-alone design package, within a design and construct contract or as an alliance.

On the international front, we have carried out assignments in 17 countries for clients that include private infrastructure developers, utilities, national and state government organisations, contractors and international funding institutions.

Services we offer include:

• detailed site surveys 
• detailed hydraulic modelling using both physical and numerical methods
• detailed structural analysis and design of dams and appurtenant structures, including finite element modelling
• soil and rock slope stability analysis 
• design associated with all dam types including RCC and CFRD
• detailed construction specifications
• design and upgrade of spillway gates, outlet valves and gates and control systems
• design of dam spillway upgrade
• construction supervision and design support
• environmental management plans for construction.