Comprehensive Inspection of Japanese Dams in Long-Term Operation

Masafumi Kondo; Shuji Anan

doi:10.20965/jdr.2018.p0616

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JDR Vol.13 No.4 pp. 616-623

(2018)

doi: 10.20965/jdr.2018.p0616

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Comprehensive Inspection of Japanese Dams in Long-Term Operation

Masafumi Kondo^*,† and Shuji Anan^**

^*National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (NILIM), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
1 Asahi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0804, Japan

^†Corresponding author

^**National Research and Development Agency Public Works Research Institute (PWRI), Ibaraki, Japan

Received:

December 4, 2017

Accepted:

December 24, 2017

Published:

August 1, 2018

Keywords:

dam, inspection, soundness evaluation, maintenance planning, life-span extension

Abstract

The Comprehensive Inspection of Dams was institutionalized by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for the dams managed by it in long-term operation. In this paper, this inspection is outlined, and its practical procedures and methods with the important technical notices for its implementation are presented.

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M. Kondo and S. Anan, “Comprehensive Inspection of Japanese Dams in Long-Term Operation,” J. Disaster Res., Vol.13 No.4, pp. 616-623, 2018.

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References

[1] The Japan Dam Foundation, “Dam Binran 2017,” http://damnet.or.jp/Dambinran/binran/TopIndex.html [accessed May 12, 2018]
[2] River Environment Division, Water and Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, “Implementation Manual and Accompanying Commentary for the Comprehensive Inspection of Dams,” 2013.
[3] Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, “Standards for River Works: Practical Guideline for Maintenance work (Dams),” 2014 (revised in 2016).
[4] Cabinet Order Concerning Structural Standards for River Administration Facilities, etc., 1976.

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[1] [1] The Japan Dam Foundation, “Dam Binran 2017,” http://damnet.or.jp/Dambinran/binran/TopIndex.html [accessed May 12, 2018]

[2] [2] River Environment Division, Water and Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, “Implementation Manual and Accompanying Commentary for the Comprehensive Inspection of Dams,” 2013.

[3] [3] Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, “Standards for River Works: Practical Guideline for Maintenance work (Dams),” 2014 (revised in 2016).

[4] [4] Cabinet Order Concerning Structural Standards for River Administration Facilities, etc., 1976.

Comprehensive Inspection of Japanese Dams in Long-Term Operation

Masafumi Kondo*,† and Shuji Anan**

Masafumi Kondo^*,† and Shuji Anan^**