Dam safety
Key Elements for Dam Safety Programs
- Structural safety of dams
- Earthquake analysis
- Dam safety monitoring
- Safe dam operation
- Emergency planning for worst case scenarios
In addition to the design of safe dams, Pöyry carries out dam monitoring and safety analyses required to win the trust of people living downstream of large dams.
To minimize human losses in case of a dam failure, water alarm systems have been installed at all large dams in Switzerland. The basics of any emergency planning are dam break flood wave analyses. Based on the arrival time of the flood wave and the inundation depth, evacuation maps can be developed. |
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