Lessons learned from Wenchuan earthquake for seismic safety of large dams
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- 作者：Houqun Chen (1) chenhq@iwhr.com
- 关键词：Wenchuan earthquake ; dam safety ; lesson ; reservoir earthquake ; strategic priority
- 刊名：Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration
- 出版时间：June 2009
- 出版年：2009
- 期刊代码：pc502_1671-3664
- 类别：et
- 卷：8
- 期：2
- 页码：241-249
- 数据来源：sp
摘要
This paper describes some special features of the Wenchuan earthquake that affected dam safety. Damage and performance of dams, primarily for four dams over 100 m high located in the affected earthquake area, are briefly described. Lessons learned related to dam safety from this devastating earthquake are preliminarily drawn. As the seismic safety of high dams during strong earthquakes has gained more attention around the world, some critical issues related to dam construction in China are considered and extensively discussed. Questions such as “Why is dam construction necessary in earthquake prone countries such as China?”, “Can we accurately evaluate the seismic safety of high dams in China?”, “Did reservoir impounding of the Zipingpu and Three Gorges Projects trigger the Wenchuan Earthquake in some way?” and “What is the strategic priority of dam safety for large dams in China?” are discussed. Finally, the corresponding tactics with response to the challenge are suggested and recent preliminary progress mainly achieved in IWHR is briefly introduced.