Shapai arch dam has withstood Wenchuan earthquake beyond fortification level

Shuili Fadian Xuebao/Journal of Hydroelectric Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 92-96

  Wang, Renkun ^a   Shao, Jingdong ^a  

^a CHECC   (China)

Author keywords

Earthquake resistance; Hydraulic structure; Rechecking; Shapai arch dam; Wenchuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

20TH CENTURY; CONSTRUCTION SITES; DAM STRUCTURE; FIELD INSPECTION; FORTIFICATION LEVEL; INDUCED JOINTS; NORMAL FUNCTION; NORMAL STORAGE LEVELS; SEISMIC FORTIFICATION INTENSITY; SEISMIC INTENSITY; SEISMIC SAFETY; SHAPAI ARCH DAM; TRANSVERSE JOINTS; WATER LOAD; WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE;

ARCH DAMS; ARCHES; CONCRETE DAMS; EARTHQUAKES; HYDRAULICS; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE;

EID: 70749115274     PISSN: 10031243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. China Earthqueake Administration. Intensity distribution graph of Wenchuan M8.0 earthquake[N/OL]. 2008-08-29.(in Chinese)
2. Chengdu Hydroelectric Investigation and Design Institute, China Hydropower Engineering Consulting Group Co. Design report for RCC arch dam of Shapai hydropower station at Caopo River in Minjiang River Basin of Sichuan province[R]. Chengdu, 2003.(in Chinese)