Melih Calamak, Ph.D., P.E.

Dr. Calamak's expertise is in dam safety, 2D flood modeling, risk and reliability assessment in water resources engineering, structural flood mitigation, uncertainty-based seepage analysis, and fluid transients in pipes. He is a member of the Canadian Dam Association, International Association for Hydro-Environmental Engineering and Research (IAHR), and International Water Resources Association (IWRA). 

Research keywords: seepage, embankments, earthen dams, earth-fill dams, levees, piping, erosion, overtopping, uncertainty, probability, risk, reliability, safety, Monte Carlo simulations, slope stability, modeling, simulation, drainage, filter, performance, water hammer, hydraulic transients, pipeline, protection.