Investigation of the 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake damages to the Zipingpu Water Control Project and an assessment of its safety state |
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Authors: | ZhiCheng Guan |
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Affiliation: | (1) Water Resources and Hydropower Planning & Design General Institute, Beijing, 100120, China |
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Abstract: | ![]() On May 12, 2008, a major earthquake measured 8 on the Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province, China with the epicentral intensity of XI degrees. Zipingpu Dam is located 17.17 km from the epicenter and the influence intensity at the damsite reached IX–X degrees. It is the first time in the world for such a high concrete-faced rockfill dam (CFRD) in China to experience such a strong earthquake occurring in such a short distance. Due to its location of special importance to the downstream areas, the safety state and damaging condition of the Zipingpu Dam has attracted great attentions from various circles. Based on site investigation of the damages to the Zipingpu Dam and comparison analysis of the observation data obtained before and after the earthquake, the paper makes a comprehensive assessment of the key technical issues relevant to this high CFRD, including its safety state and the high slope stability after the earthquake. |
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Keywords: | earthquake earthquake damage investigation concrete-faced rockfill dam dam project safety state Zipingpu Dam |
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