Question

why dams should not be built in high seismic waves

Answer 1

Because  ̳I̳n̳ c̳o̳n̳c̳r̳e̳t̳e̳ d̳a̳m̳s̳ t̳h̳e̳  d̳a̳m̳a̳g̳e̳ w̳a̳s̳ m̳a̳i̳n̳l̳y̳ i̳n̳  t̳h̳e̳ f̳o̳r̳m̳ o̳f̳ c̳r̳a̳c̳k̳s̳ b̳u̳t̳  a̳l̳s̳o̳ j̳o̳i̳n̳t̳s̳ c̳a̳n̳ o̳p̳e̳n̳ u̳p̳  l̳e̳a̳d̳i̳n̳g̳ t̳o̳ t̳h̳e̳ r̳e̳l̳e̳a̳s̳e̳  o̳f̳ w̳a̳t̳e̳r̳ f̳r̳o̳m̳ t̳h̳e̳  r̳e̳s̳e̳r̳v̳o̳i̳r̳.̳ I̳n̳ m̳o̳d̳e̳r̳n̳  e̳m̳b̳a̳n̳k̳m̳e̳n̳t̳ d̳a̳m̳s̳ t̳h̳e̳  d̳a̳m̳a̳g̳e̳ i̳s̳ m̳a̳i̳n̳l̳y̳ b̳y̳  d̳e̳f̳o̳r̳m̳a̳t̳i̳o̳n̳s̳ a̳n̳d̳ c̳r̳a̳c̳k̳s̳ a̳l̳o̳n̳g̳ t̳h̳e̳ c̳r̳e̳s̳t̳ t̳h̳a̳t̳ c̳a̳n̳  e̳v̳e̳n̳t̳u̳a̳l̳l̳y̳ l̳e̳a̳d̳ t̳o̳ i̳n̳t̳e̳r̳n̳a̳l̳ e̳r̳o̳s̳i̳o̳n̳ a̳n̳d̳ p̳i̳p̳i̳n̳g̳  t̳h̳r̳o̳u̳g̳h̳ t̳h̳e̳ d̳a̳m̳.̳

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