Authors : Mohammad Mehdi Amani and Hossein Afshari
Abstract: Protecting infrastructures and vital areas are among the most important measures in order to increase the national security and preserving important resources and human life. Dams and their related equipment are among these important areas. These structures have always been exposed to the danger of natural disasters such as earthquake, flood, etc. and also unnatural dangers such as attacks by enemies or sabotage operations. Passive defense is a set of measures which reduces the threats to their lowest level through spending less equipment and facilities compared with active defense, reducing or removing vulnerability, controlling the results of attacks and increasing the ability of restoration against sudden attacks of enemies and without using any weapon and direct fight. The present research investigates the consideration of passive defense about dams regarding measures and the research done in the past and experiences of different countries in this area and the researchers have tried to introduce some solutions for increasing the safety of these important structures.
Mohammad Mehdi Amani and Hossein Afshari, 2016. Investigating Principles and Requirements of Passive Defense in Dams. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11: 2858-2866.