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P R E F C E

An I n te rna t i ona l W orkshop on Dam Fa i lu res was he ld a t Pu rdue Un i ve rs i t y on Augus t 6

to 8 , 1985. The ma in conce pt u nde r ly ing the them e of the Conference, and i t s modu s

opera ndi , were out l ined in a Prospec tus prepared for inv i ted pa r t i c ipants in Augu s t o f

1984. T his Prospectus is appended.

Th e proceedings are organized as fol l ow s:

(1) Fo r ea ch Session, the prepared papers by the lead speakers and inv i ted discussers

are presented f i rs t . In m any cases, the au thors ora l presentat ions fo l low ed the i r wr i t ten

vers ions c lose ly , hence th ey were not repr in ted . How ever , in o the r cases, the ora l

presentat ions were d i f fere nt and are inc luded here in . A t rans cr ip t o f the open d iscuss ion

tha t ensued im me d ia te l y a f t e r each sess ion f o l l ows .

(2) Th e panel discussion in Session V w as t ranscr ib ed and is pub l ished a lmo st ver ba t im.

Th is , a long w i th the t rans cr ip t o f the open d iscussion in the ear l ie r sess ions conve y the

f lav or o f the f ree d iscuss ions that were h e ld ; these add m ate r ia l l y to the va lue of the

inv i ted papers and prepared discussions.

(3) A t the c lose of the Workshop, de legates were in v i ted to sub mi t re t rospec t ive

comm ents . Tho se tha t w ere rece ived are pr in ted at the end of th e appro pr ia te sess ion.

F in a l l y , the ed i tor prepared an ove rv iew of the Wo rkshop s ach ievements w i th emphas is

on d is t i l l i ng a consensus of op in ion (where th is seem ed possible) and to h igh l ight the

lessons learned, and the research needed, to advance dam design and enhance dam safety .

The inv i ted papers are publ ished as subm i t ted on Ju ly 1 , 1985.

G.A. LEONARDS

December 1986