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Position Paper Dam Safety and Earthquakes

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Position Paper Dam Safety and Earthquakes addresses the seismic safety of large dams, drawing on experiences from major earthquakes in Japan, China, and Chile. The paper focuses on preventing dam failure under severe seismic conditions through design strategies, emphasising the prevention of uncontrolled water release in full reservoir conditions rather than earthquake prediction. It is prepared by the Committee on Seismic Aspects of Dam Design of The International Committee of Large Dams.
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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.

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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 l’expΓ©rience acquise lors de grands sΓ©ismes au Japon (sΓ©isme de Tohoku, 2011, magnitude 9,0 sur l’échelle de Richter), en Chine (sΓ©isme de Wenchuan, 2008, magnitude 8,0 sur l’échelle de Richter) et au Chili (sΓ©isme de Maule, 2010, magnitude 8,8 sur l’échelle 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 l’accent sur la conception plutΓ΄t que sur la prΓ©vision des sΓ©ismes. Pour ce faire, on examine la prΓ©vention d’une libΓ©ration rapide et incontrΓ΄lΓ©e de l’eau d’un 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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  • Position Paper Dam Safety and Earthquakes
    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...
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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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