Ardaman & Associates, Inc. has extensive experience in the design, construction, operation, maintenance, inspection, monitoring and abandonment of impoundments and earthfill dams. Our staff has been involved in the design of over one hundred such facilities in the United States (mostly Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Illinois, Utah, North Carolina) and abroad (Canada, Central and South America, Europe and the Middle East).
Many of these facilities are still in operation and are inspected on an annual, or as needed basis by our firm to ensure proper maintenance, operation and safety. We currently inspect over one hundred miles of earthen dams annually.
We have completed Phase II Dam Safety Analyses for several impoundments with emphasis on hazard potential, overtopping and spillway/dam height design modification analyses. Our in-house hydrology/hydrogeology staff is experienced in the evaluation and sizing of spillway structures which often prove to be deficient for small earthen dams. In addition, we are well experienced in the evaluation and interpretation of aerial photographs.
We maintain a state-of-the-art soils laboratory in our headquarters in Orlando Florida. Our experienced technicians employ our substantial physical resources to conduct the following tests related to earth dam analysis and inspection.
