Position Paper Dam Safety and Earthquakes
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Position Paper Dam Safety and Earthquakes
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This position paper deals with the seismic safety of large dams, based on experiences with large earthquakes in Japan, China and Chile. It presents ways to prevent key aspects of large dam failure under severe seismic conditions with a focus on design instead of on earthquake prediction.
Earthquakes have always been a significant aspect of the design and safety of dams. Position Paper Dam Safety and Earthquakes deals with the seismic safety of large dams, based on experiences with large earthquakes in Japan (Tohoku earthquake, 2011, Richter magnitude 9.0), in China (Wenchuan earthquake, 2008, Richter magnitude 8.0) and in Chile (Maule earthquake, 2010, Richter magnitude 8.8). It presents ways to prevent key aspects of large dam failure under severe seismic conditions with a focus on design instead of on earthquake prediction. This is achieved by considering the prevention of uncontrolled rapid release of water from a storage dam under full reservoir conditions in relation to expected seismic conditions.
This position paper is composed by the Committee on Seismic Aspects of Dam Design of The International Committee of Large Dams.
Les tremblements de terre ont toujours Γ©tΓ© un aspect important de la conception et de la sΓ©curitΓ© des barrages. Ce document de synthΓ¨se traite de la sΓ©curitΓ© sismique des grands barrages, en se fondant sur lβexpΓ©rience acquise lors de grands sΓ©ismes au Japon (sΓ©isme de Tohoku, 2011, magnitude 9,0 sur lβΓ©chelle de Richter), en Chine (sΓ©isme de Wenchuan, 2008, magnitude 8,0 sur lβΓ©chelle de Richter) et au Chili (sΓ©isme de Maule, 2010, magnitude 8,8 sur lβΓ©chelle de Richter). Il prΓ©sente des moyens de prΓ©venir les aspects clΓ©s de la dΓ©faillance des grands barrages dans des conditions sismiques sΓ©vΓ¨res en mettant lβaccent sur la conception plutΓ΄t que sur la prΓ©vision des sΓ©ismes. Pour ce faire, on examine la prΓ©vention dβune libΓ©ration rapide et incontrΓ΄lΓ©e de lβeau dβun barrage de stockage dans des conditions de rΓ©servoir plein par rapport aux conditions sismiques prΓ©vues.
Cet argumentaire est composΓ© par le ComitΓ© sur les Aspects Sismiques des Projets de Barrages de la Commission Internationale des Grands Barrages.
Series: ICOLD Bulletins Series
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781138490109
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 June 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: CRC Press
Contributors:
- Edited by CIGB ICOLD
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 30g
Pages: 14
About the Author
The Commission Internationale des Grands Barrages (CIGB) / International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) is a non-governmental International Organization which provides a forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience in dam engineering.
The organization leads the profession in ensuring that dams are built safely, efficiently, economically, and without detrimental effects on the environment. Its original aim was to encourage advances in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of large dams and their associated civil works, by collecting and disseminating relevant information and by studying related technical questions.
Since the late 1960s, focus was put on subjects of current concern such as dam safety, monitoring of performance, reanalysis of older dams and spillways, effects of ageing and environmental impact. More recently, new subjects include cost studies at the planning and construction stages, harnessing international rivers, information for the public at large, and financing.
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