Come and discover the dam industry through presentations by four young professionals working in this field. In a relaxed atmosphere, the presenters will introduce you to the day-to-day aspects of their practice, showcasing various projects and achievements they've worked on. The event will cover several civil engineering specializations applied to dams, including structure, geotechnics, and hydraulics. It will be held in a hybrid format, allowing both face-to-face and virtual participation. The session will conclude with networking opportunities and discussions with participants. This presentation will be presented in French yet have English slides.
Fatima-Zahra Haouzi, Ing., M.Sc.A., Ph.D.Fatima-Zahra is a mining geotechnical engineer. She completed a PhD from École Polytechnique de Montréal on the treatment of internal erosion of granular soils using the bio-calcification technique. Upon joining the industry, Fatima-Zahra specialized in tailings facility design. She has participated in various engineering projects ranging from conceptual studies to detailed engineering, specifically mandates relating to geotechnical investigations, geotechnical site and material characterization, flow and stability analyses, instrumentation monitoring and follow-up, and mine dam safety inspections.
Félix Sirois Bernatchez, ing.After three years as a project manager for a contractor in the Montreal area, he decided to redirect his career toward engineering consulting. His experience at WSP has allowed him to delve into various aspects of the profession such as coordination, management, and supervision of various dike and dam projects. For example, the upgrading of the dam on the Achigan River in L'Épiphanie, the raising of the dike for the mine residue park at Mont-Wright, and the construction of a flood protection dike in Pointe-Calumet in Quebec.
Francis Lepage Ing. M.Sc.AFrancis Lepage is an engineer with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a Master's in hydraulics from École Polytechnique de Montréal. His thesis focused on 2D hydraulic model calibration. Mr. Lepage has seven years of working experience. He was involved in multiple Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) Studies and dam Breach Inundation as the main hydrological and hydraulic modeler. He also contributed to 2D and 3D modeling on hydroelectric development design and rehabilitation projects. His area of expertise covers hydrological and hydraulic modeling, dam safety, water resource management, and design of hydraulic structures. Mr. Lepage is leading a team of engineers and specialists. In this role, he provides supervision and technical review of projects and studies in the fields of hydrology & hydraulics.
Alexis Bonne, ing., M.Sc.AAlexis Bonne is a structural engineer specializing in dams at Hydro-Québec since 2021. He works for the "Direction Sécurité des Barrages et Infrastructures" and is responsible for conducting expertise studies to validate the stability and structural integrity of existing hydraulic structures. He develops finite element models to characterize the atypical behavior of concrete dams. Additionally, he actively takes part in campaigns measuring ambient vibrations to ascertain dam modal parameters. Previously, he worked for 3 years in a consulting engineering firm specializing in hydroelectric structure rehabilitation. He had a bachelor's degree in structural engineering from ESTP (Paris, France) and a master's degree in civil engineering (2018) from the "École de Technologie Supérieure" (ÉTS) in Montreal. He also works as a course lecturer and public work assistant for the bachelor’s course CNT 408 "Analyse des structures" at ÉTS.
