Wieland - Chairman, ICOLD Committee on Seismic Aspects of Dam Design, Poyry Energy Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland
Bozovic - Former Chairman, ICOLD Committee on Seismic Aspects of Dam Design, Consultant, Belgrade, Serbia
Brenner - Past Chairman, ICOLD Committee on Dam Foundations, Consultant, Weinfelden, Switzerland

The implications of (i) movements caused by active or potentially active faults passing through the foundation of a large dam, and (ii) movements of blocks in the dam foundation caused by strong earthquakes at a fault close to a dam site, on the design of dams and their safety are discussed.Recommendations are made regarding the design of dams on active of potentially faults. The damage caused by the fault movements at the Shih-Kang weir during the ١٩٩٩ Chi-Chi earthquake is discussed.

concrete dams, embankment dams, earthquake, active fault, block movement