Reservoirs and Induced Seismicity at Corps of Engineers Projects.

Abstract

A review was made of major reservoirs of the Corps of Engineers with regard to their experiences with induced seismicity. The Corps has 24 large reservoirs, i.e. those with dams 60.96 m (200 ft) in height or greater, and with volumes of 1,233,500,000 cu m (1,000,000 acre-ft) or greater. Thirteen reservoirs were instrumented for monitoring microearthquakes. They range from large to small and are located in aseismic to highly seismic areas. Only one Corps reservoir, Clark Hill in Georgia-South Carolina, has experienced a felt earthquake, but the 21-year interval between impoundment and the occurrence of the earthquake is not typical of reservoir-induced earthquakes and a direct relationship appears improbable.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA036309

Entities

People

  • Ellis L. Krinitzsky
  • Norman A. Dixon
  • Stanley J. Johnson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Dams
  • Earthquakes
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Intervals
  • Monitoring
  • Observation
  • Pavements
  • Reservoirs
  • Security
  • South Carolina
  • Waterways

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Seismology