Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Earthquake Analyses and Design of Dams (FEMA P-65)
From ASDSO Dam Safety Toolbox
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2005
These guidelines provide a basic framework for the earthquake design and evaluation of dams... This document contains general guidelines for specifying design earthquake loadings (for design
or safety evaluation) and performing seismic analyses for the design of new dams (for evaluating
the safety of existing dams or modifying existing dams). The guidelines are presented in four
parts:
- Selection of design or safety evaluation earthquakes
- Characterization of ground motions
- Seismic analyses of the dams and foundations
- Evaluation of structural adequacy for earthquake loading
Revision ID: 5845
Revision Date: 12/16/2022