<p>More and more old dams are operated for more than 50 years. Evaluation on the life span and the real safety status becomes a challenging task for the dam society, especially for China because of more than 6000 dams to be evaluated and rehabilitated within ...

<p>Dynamic crack propagation analysis was used to assess the seismic safety of concrete gravity dams in large-scale earthquakes. Since damping characteristics have been shown to have a major effect on the occurrence and propagation of cracks in dam body, we ...

<p>The purpose of this manual is to provide technical criteria and guidance for the planning and design of concrete gravity dams for civil works projects.</p>

This paper provides an overview of the US Army Corps of Engineers&rsquo;guidance for seismic design and evaluation of concrete dams, as presented in the Engineer Manual EM1110-2-6053.