On Demand Trainings
The USSD On Demand Library is a wealth of information for professional development on your own time.
Featured USSD On-Demand Training
- Dam Safety & Risk Management
Dam Safety Primer
An introduction to risk-informed decision-making, consequence estimation, risk assessment, and routine dam safety management. - Hydraulics, Hydrology & Spillways
Hydraulics and Hydrology Primer
Covers flood hazards, climate change, spillway erosion, CFD modeling, and spillway design.
Just Go with the Flow: A Phased Approach to Understanding Your Spillway
Explores a phased approach to investigating spillways and subsurface conditions while managing cost and operational impacts. - Instrumentation, Monitoring & Data
Instrumentation and Performance Monitoring of Dams – Four Part Series
A four-part series covering instrumentation planning, installation, thresholds and action levels, and data evaluation.
Data Acquisition and Visualization
Focuses on field data collection, data transfer and storage, visualization, and turning monitoring data into useful information. - Seismic & Earthquake Engineering
Developments in Seismic Hazard Assessment in the Central and Eastern United States
An overview of current developments in seismic hazard assessment and their application to dam sites.
Estimation of Potential Seismic Displacements of Embankment Dams
Examines factors affecting embankment dam performance during earthquakes and approaches for estimating seismic displacements. - Tailings & Specialized Dam Topics
Introduction to the Engineer of Record for Tailings Dams
Explores the role, responsibilities, and evolving requirements for the Engineer of Record for tailings facilities.
Asphalt Core Embankment Dams (ACED) – Why, Where & How
Provides an overview of asphalt core embankment dams, including their applications, benefits, and considerations for use. - Emerging Technology & Advanced Applications
InSAR – Dam Safety Considerations and Applications
Introduces InSAR and its applications for dam safety monitoring.
Modeling Transient Life Loss: A Spatial Sampling Approach for Downstream Consequences
Examines methods for representing transient populations and improving downstream life-loss consequence and risk estimates.