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COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE DES GRANDS BARRAGES ------- VINGT-SIXIÈME CONGRÈS DES GRANDS BARRAGES Autriche, juillet 2018 ------- DAM PROTECTION GATES – ARE WE SOFT ON RISK? Russ DIGBY Regional Managing Director, KGAL CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD UK Ken GRUBB Consultant Technical Director, KGAL CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD UK Paul JONES Associate Director, KGAL CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD UK 1. INTRODUCTION At the simplest level, risks associated with dam protection gates can be classified into two headings, namely Hard and Soft. Hard risks are those that have defining factors and a great deal of statistical data. They include machinery failure, power failure and storm events. They are generally quantifiable, analytical and can be stated within statistical limits. Soft risks are often people-related and include factors which are difficult to analyse. They include, without limit, ethos and culture, leadership and incentives, communications, human psychology, change and complexity. Such risks are often difficult to identify and quantify. As Engineers, do we under-estimate these risks 1518