Potential Failure Modes Analysis Training Course
Potential Failure Modes Analysis (PFMA) is the foundation for Reclamation's Risk Analysis process. The documents listed below are handouts used during the two-day training course.
This course was jointly developed by Reclamation, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The documents below are intended as a supplement to the training course and should not be taken out of context.
Training Course Documentation
| Chapter | Presentation |
|---|---|
| Agenda | |
| Welcome | |
| Overview of Potential Failure Mode Analysis - Related Dam Safety Portfolio Risk Management Process | |
| FERC PFMA Process | |
| PFMA - What is it and How Did It Come About | |
| PFMA Process Guidance | |
| Evans Creek Example | |
| Characteristic Findings from PFMA | |
| How to Handle Consequences with PFMA | |
| Potential Failure Modes Related to Seepage and Piping | |
| Liquefaction and Other Embankment Seismic Failure Modes | |
| Gates and Valves Potential Failure Modes | |
| Operational Failure Modes | |
| Concrete Dam Failure Modes | |
| Facilitator's Role | |
| PFMA Exercise A - Nolin River Dam | |
| PFMA Exercise B - Canyon Ferry Dam | |
| PFMA Documentation | |
| Using PFMA with Interim Risk Reduction Measures | |
| Performance Monitoring for DSAC I, II, and II Using PFMA | |
| Relationship of PFMA to Risk Analysis | |
| Precision Tree and @Risk | |
| Facilitators | |
| Using PFMA with Periodic Assessments | |
| Facilitator Tips |