Resource

White Paper: Observed Performance of Dams During Earthquakes

Resource Type
Position Papers, White Papers, Resolutions
Reference Title
White Paper: Observed Performance of Dams During Earthquakes
Author/Presenter
Babbitt, Donald H.
Bureau, Gilles J.
Castro, Gonzolo V.
Chopra, Anil K.
Ehasz, Joseph L.
Kramer, Richard W.
Lindvall, C. Eric
McDonald, Robert B.
Sharma, Ram P.
Organization/Agency
U.S. Committee on Large Dams
U.S. Society on Dams
Year
1992
Date
07/1992
Topic Location
California
Mexico
Chile
Montana
India
New Zealand
Abstract/Additional Information

Paper provides a brief overview of the seismic performance of dams of all types. An inventory is presented of the principal dams that have experienced significant earthquake shaking.
Case studies:
Lower Crystal Springs Dam, California, USA
Hebgen Dam, Montana, USA
Koyna Dam, India
Lower Van Norman Dam, California, USA
Pacoima Dam, California, USA
Rapel Dam, Chile
El Infiernillo Dam, Mexico
Long Valley Dam, California, USA
Matahina Dam, New Zealand
Austrian Dam, California, USA
San Justo Dam, California, USA

URL(s)
http://www.ussdams.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ObservedPerformanceIs_v1.pdf