I need to knock out 12 PDHs before June, and I’m hunting for courses that go deep on embankment dam design — seepage/exit gradient, rapid drawdown stability, and risk-informed decision making with PLAXIS or SEEP/W. Any recent classes or providers you’d recommend that also touch spillway rehab planning or PMF updates for large reservoirs?
I knocked out 10 of my 12 last spring with ASDSO’s on‑demand seepage/rapid drawdown modules and their “Dam Risk 201” workshop — solid PLAXIS/SEEP/W case studies plus a segment on spillway rehab planning and PMF update implications: https://damsafety.org/training-events. If you want deeper software workflow, Seequent’s SEEP/W short course covered exit gradient and filter checks better, but it’s pricier. Do you need live credits before June or is on‑demand fine?
But if you’ve got to hit 12 PDHs by June, pair USSD’s risk/embankment webinars with HEC’s free HMS/PMF training for spillway rehab context — start here: Training. For the modeling piece, tack on a Bentley PLAXIS Coffee Corner case study and a GeoStudio seepage short course; , they’re vendor‑heavy and usually just about 1 PDH, but they’ll cover exit gradients, rapid drawdown, and risk‑informed workflows. Do you need live sessions for your board, or will on‑demand certificates work?
With “12 PDHs before June” and PLAXIS in the mix, I’d knock out Bentley’s PLAXIS Virtuosity dam engineering path for most hours, then top off with Seequent’s GeoStudio embankment stability/seepage session — both have recent case studies. Small caveat: they’re paid, so I pair them with Reclamation’s Best Practices in Dam Risk Analysis (free, solid for spillway rehab/PMF framing): https://www.usbr.gov/ssle/damsafety/risk/BestPractices.html. Do you require synchronous credits or is on‑demand fine?