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ANCOLD Conference 2022 Masterclass

The question I most get asked, when discussing spillway erosion, is what method can I

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Slug test interpretation using Hvorslev

A “slug test” is a quick procedure you can do to open wells (“standpipes”) to

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A history of the construction of the Pells Hut

I never met my grandfather Eddie, but the accounts I have gleaned paint a picture

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Erosion of rock in spillways

I finished my PhD on “Erosion of Rock in Spillways” in 2016.  UNSW posts a

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seep/w parameters

I’m always looking for this piece of paper, so I posted it here for easy

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Design of apron slabs

It is common to place a concrete slab (i.e. an ‘apron’) below a dam structure

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New home for Pells Consulting

Pells Consulting moved back to Sydney – new address at 12/6 Tilley Lane, Frenchs Forest.

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Tunnel inflows

The Oct 2025 issue of the ANZ Tunnelling Journal included a paper by Steven Pells on tools

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Solving Shield’s diagram for the diameter to be mobilised

I once fitted a curve to the Shield’s diagram. I’m sure this must have been

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CRC-P PROJECT “SMART TECH FOR SAFER DAMS: TACKLING EROSION WITH INNOVATION”

Our application for a CRC-P funded research project has been successfully funded. This exciting collaboration between UNSW, Pells Consulting,

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