BEAUTIFUL CFRD: ZIPINGPU DAM || Sichuan Province || CHINA

BEAUTIFUL CFRD: ZIPINGPU DAM || Sichuan Province || CHINA

On 12 May 2008, a strong earthquake, with a magnitude of 8 on the Richter scale, occurred in Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province, China. More than 60 000 people were killed. The Zipingpu concrete faced rockfill dam, located only 17 km from the epicentre, withstood the earthquake, but suffered some severe damage during the strong shaking. Based on site inspections immediately after the earthquake, in which the author took part, this paper presents the damage and the performance of Zipingpu dam during the earthquake, as well as the preliminary safety assessment.

Zipingpu Dam (紫坪铺水利枢纽) is an embankment dam on the Min River near the city of Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province in southwest China. It consists of 4 generators with a total generating capacity of 760 MW.Construction began in 2001 and was finished in late 2006. The dam site was originally developed during the Shu-Han nearly 2000 years ago.

The traditional Dujiangyan Irrigation System consisting of canals, levees, and dams, has been in use since 256 BC.

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