Foreword
In July 1992, the U.S. Committee on Large Dams published a report titled "Observed Performance of Dams During Earthquakes." The report included general observations on the performance of embankment and concrete dams, a table listing case histories and references on dams affected by earthquakes, and detailed descriptions of observed performance for 11 selected dams. This report is a sequel to the 1992 publication. It includes 16 additional case histories of dams that were historically exposed to moderate to strong earthquake shaking.
This publication was prepared by the USCOLD Committee on Earthquakes, chaired by Joseph L. Ehasz. Gilles J. Bureau, Vice-Chairperson, coordinated the Committee's efforts to prepare this report and wrote the introductory section.
Principal contributors to the previous and present dam case histories are: Donald H. Babbitt, Gilles J. Bureau, Gonzalo V. Castro, Anil K. Chopra, Joseph L. Ehasz, Richard W. Kramer, Thomas M. Leps, C. Eric Lindvall, Faiz I. Makdisi, Philippe P. Martin, Robert B. McDonald, and Ram P. Sharma. Several members of the Committee on Earthquakes reviewed the final manuscript and made numerous helpful comments and contributions.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Observed Performance of Dams During Earthquakes
Performance of Embankment Dams
Performance of Concrete Dams
List of Selected Case Histories
Acknowledgments
References
Table 1: Historic Performance of Dams During Earthquakes
Additional References (for Table 1)
Selected Case Histories
- Ambiesta Dam, Italy
- Ambuklao Dam, Philippines
- Bear Valley Dam, California
- Binga Dam, Philippines
- Cerro Negro Dam, Chile
- Chabot Dam, California
- Cogoti Dam, Chile
- La Villita Dam, Mexico
- Los Angeles Dam, California
- Los Leones Dam, Chile
- Masiway Dam, Philippines
- Mochikochi Dam, Japan
- Pantabangan Dam, Philippines
- Sefid-Rud Dam, Iran
- Sheffield Dam, California
- Vermilion Dam, California
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