Behaviour of dams in the Wenchuan earthquake

Twelve international dam specialists together with Chinese experts were invited to attend a seminar on earthquake and dam safety in Beijing and Chengdu from 30 March to 4 April 2009. The purpose was to visit the sites of some of the dams and power stations affected by the Wenchuan earthquake of 12 May 2008 and to engage in two days of technical discussions on some of the issues raised. The visit was hosted by Dr Jia Jinsheng of IWHR and included the participation of Professor Chen Houqun, who is a longstanding member of the International Commission of Large Dams (ICOLD)...