英语翻译11.3.5RESPONSETOSEISMICLOADINGMONITORINGSEISMICRESPONSEINEMBANKMENTDAMSIngeneral,onlymajorstructures,andusuallyonlystructuresinareasofmoderatetohighseismicactivityareseismicallymonitored.AgenciessuchastheUSGS
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11.3.5RESPONSETOSEISMICLOADING
MONITORINGSEISMICRESPONSEINEMBANKMENTDAMS
Ingeneral,onlymajorstructures,andusuallyonlystructuresinareasofmoderatetohighseismicactivityareseismicallymonitored.AgenciessuchastheUSGSandtheCaliforniaDivisionofMinesandGeologycontractforinstallationandmaintenanceofstrongmotioninstrumentsatdams.Theadvantagesofthisarrangementtodamownersaretoavoidhighlyspecializedinstallationandoperationandmaintenanceandprocessingaccelerationrecordsobtained.Seismicmonitoringofadamgenerallyservestwopurposes.Seismicmonitoringprovidesadesignverificationofexpectedversusactualperformanceduringseismicevent.Seismicmonitoringalsoaddstothedatabaseofknowledgeofhowdamsperformunderseismicloading,makingfuturedesignssafer.