Citation

Xu J, Lu Y. Disaster Adv. 2013; 6(6): 4-8.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Shankar Gargh)

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Abstract

An important but usually ignored issue is that most of large dams have been built in earthquake belts around the world, exposing the general populace to potentially significant risk subsequent to dam failure caused by large earthquakes. The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China and the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant crisis in Japan sounded the alarm concerning large dams located in earthquake belts. However, large dams cannot be abandoned, thus prevention, avoidance and transition are recommended as appropriate measures to strengthen the safety of dams located in earthquake belts.

Language: en