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Presentations and Papers

  • Snorteland, N. (2024) Paralyzed by What Ifs: A Survival Guide for Overthinkers. 2024. Adelaide, Presentation at the Australian Society on Large Dams Annual Conference, Novemeber 2024.
  • Snorteland, N., Osmun, D., and Sossenkina, E., (2023) Risk-Informed Design from a Government and Consulting Perspective. 2023. Cairns, Queensland, Proceedings of the Australian Society on Large Dams Annual Conference, October 2023
  • Snorteland, N. (2022) Climate Change: Translating Experience to Implementation, Plenary Session of the United States Society of Dams Annual Meeting, April 11-15, 2022.
  • Rationale Behind the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tolerable Risk Guidelines From 2010 to 2021 (2021), United States. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, RMC-TR-2021-05.
  • Smith, H., Fields, W., and Snorteland, N. (2021) A New Suite of Risk Analysis Software for Dam and Levee Safety. ASDSO Journal for Dam Safety, Volume 18, Issue 3, pp 36-46. ISSN: 1944-9836.
  • Facilitating and Participating in USACE, FERC, and TVA Risk Assessments (2021), United States. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, RMC-TR-2021-01.
  • Snorteland, N., (2019) Rationale behind the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tolerable Risk Guidelines. 2019. Auckland, New Zealand, Proceedings of the New Zealand and Australian Societies on Large Dams Annual Conference, October 2019.
  • Snorteland, N., and Margo, D. (2018) Performance of U.S. Federal Flood Protection Systems from 2010 through 2017. 2018. Melbourne, Victoria, Proceedings of the Australian Society on Large Dams Annual Conference, October 2018.
  • Snorteland, N. (2021) As I See It – Risk-Based Design Standards. 2021. Geostrata Magazine, Volume 21, Issue 2 (18-21).
  • Richards, K., and Snorteland, N. (2017) Risk Management: Challenges and Practice for US Dam and Levee Safety. 2017. Geoenvironmental Practices and Sustainability, Chapter 18, pp 173-179.
  • Snorteland, N. (2016) Geotechnical Risks Posed by Dams and Levees: Advances in the Science and Practice of Internal Erosion. Geo-Chicago 2016, Chicago, Illinois, August 14-18, 2016
  • Snorteland, N., Osmun, D., and Muller, B. (2016) Risk-Informed Decision-Making in Dam Safety Federal Agency Perspectives Based on 20 Years of Experience. 2016. Johannesburg, South Africa, Proceedings of the International Commission on Large Dams Annual
    Meeting, May 15-20, 2016.
  • Margo, D., Snorteland, N., Smith, H., and Todaro, S. (2015) Assessing and Addressing Hydrologic Risk at US Army Corps of Engineers Dams and Levees. International Journal on Hydropower and Dams, October 2015
  • Snorteland, N., and Varuso, R. (2015) A Retrospective of the Hurricane Katrina Disaster on the 10th Anniversary. ASDSO Journal for Dam Safety, Volume 13, Issue 3, pp 1-14. ISSN: 1944-9836.
  • Snorteland, N., Margo, D., Schaefer, J., Pabst, M., Shewbridge, S., and Varuso, R. (2015) Transitioning to Risk-Informed Dam and Levee Design Standards – Corps of Engineers Strategies for Major Revisions to its Design Philosophies. 2015. Proceedings of the United
    States Society of Dams Annual Meeting, April 13-17, 2022.
  • Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety Risk Management (2014), United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA P-1025.
  • Snorteland, N, Allerton, W., Becker, B., Kelley, G, Demby, J, (2014) Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety Risk Management. 2014. San Diego, California, Proceedings of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials Annual Meeting, September 2014.
  • Davidson, R., Snorteland, Boyer, D., and France, J., (2012) The QCC Process in USACE Risk-Informed Decisions. 2012. Adelaide, South Australia, Proceedings of the Australian Society on Large Dams Annual Conference, October 2012.
  • Snorteland, N., (2010) Public Risk Tolerance and Risk Guidelines. 2010. Palm Beach, Florida, Proceedings of GeoFlorida 2010, Advances in Analysis, Modeling, and Design, West Palm Beach, Florida, February 20-24, 2010, https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784410950
  • Scott, G., Snorteland, N., and Dise, K., (2009) Risk Analysis and Building the Dam Safety Case. 2009. Hollywood, Florida, Proceedings of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials Annual Meeting, September 2009
  • Snorteland, N., Shaffner, P., and Paul, D., (2009) Fontenelle Dam, Ririe Dam, and Teton Dam: An Examination of the Influence of Organizational Culture on Decision-making. 2009. Hollywood, Florida, Proceedings of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials Annual Meeting, September 2009
  • Snorteland, N., and Dinneen, E., (2008) Using Risk to Make Decisions, Prioritize Resources, and Measure Performance for Water Resources Facilities, Proceedings of the United States Society of Dams Annual Meeting, April 27-May 1, 2008.
  • Snorteland, N., and Maag, D., (2008) Using Developing and Communicating Cost Uncertainty and Cost Risks for a Large Multi-Year Water Resources Project, Proceedings of the United States Society of Dams Annual Meeting, April 27-May 1, 2008.
  • Dice, K., and Snorteland, N., (2008) Methods to Evaluate Seismic Risks for Embankment Dams, Proceedings of the United States Society of Dams Annual Meeting, April 27-May 1, 2008.
  • Snorteland, N., and Dinneen, E., (2007) Using Risk to Make Decisions, Prioritise Resources, and Measure Performance for Water Resources Facilities, Proceedings of the New Zealand Society on Large Dams Annual Conference, November 2007
  • Knight, K., and Snorteland, N., (2003) Pineview Dam: An Evaluation and Analysis for Seismic Risk Reduction, Proceedings of the United States Society of Dams Annual Meeting, April 14-18, 2003
  • Hanson, G.J., Temple, D., Snorteland, N., and Irwin, B., (2002) Report on workshop related to embankment dam failure analysis. 655-668. 2002. Tampa, Florida, Proceedings of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials Annual Meeting, September 2002
  • Luehring, R., Snorteland, N., Stevens, M., and Mejia, L. (2001). Liquefaction Mitigation of a Silty Dam Foundation Using Vibro-Stone Columns and Drainage Wicks: A Case History at Salmon Lake Dam, Proceedings of the United States Society of Dams Annual Meeting, July 2001
  • Luehring, R., Snorteland, N., Stevens, M., and Mejia, L. (2001). Liquefaction Mitigation of a Silty Dam Foundation Using Vibro-Stone Columns and Drainage Wicks: A Case History at Salmon Lake Dam, Proceedings of the Western Regional Meeting of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials, May 2001
  • Harris, D.W., Dolen, T., Snorteland, N., and Travers, F., (2000). Shaking Table 2-D Models of a Concrete Gravity Dam, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Volume 29, Issue 6, April 2000
  • von Fay, K., and Snorteland, N. (1999), Remedial Grouting Practices to Reduce Piping. R-99-01, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, June 1999.
  • Harris, D., von Fay, K., and Snorteland, N., (1998), A Laboratory Simulation of In-Situ Grouting Using Standard Portland Cement and Polyurethane Materials with Standard Methods, Proceedings of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials Annual Meeting, October 1998