Research
G547: Safety Assessment of Dams for Earthquake Conditions
The project will provide guidelines for reassessment of the safety of existing dams under earthquake conditions. Included will be ground motion, determination, geotechnical investigation, condition of structures, methods of analysis and acceptance criteria, permanent displacement and liquification. These will be applicable to concrete, rock and earthfill structures. Volume A - Proposed guidelines for the seismic safety assessment of existing Canadian dams are presented. Volume B - Maps of peak
Jul 1, 1986 - Nov 1, 1988