The predecessor of the Center was established in 1978 as the Department of Earthquake and Blasting Engineering, its present name was established in 1997. It conducts researches on critical issues in fields such as basic theories of engineering anti-seismic application and engineering technology. It is the chief or participant editorial agency of Standard for Seismic Design of Hydraulic Structurse, Technical specification for seismic monitoring of water resources and hydropower project, Specification for Aseismic Test of Hydraulic Structures, and other anti-seismic standards.

The Center has 2 sections with a staff of 25, among whom are 1 academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 8 professor-level senior engineers, 11 senior engineers, and 5 engineers. Of the employees, 21 have a doctoral degree and 3 have a Master's degree.

Section of Anti-Seismic research of Engineering Structures

·   Key anti-seismic technology of gravity dams, arch dams and other hydraulic structures

·   Anti-seismic research on large-scale hydropower stations and pumping plant houses

·   Dynamic properties of full-graded dam concrete

·   Earthquake resistance, vibration absorption and isolation of large-scale inverted siphons, aqueducts and other water conveyance engineering structures

·   Earthquake resistance and vibration absorption measures for large-scale civil engineering structures, underground structures, and high-rise buildings

·   Seismic safety evaluation of power facilities and nuclear power facilities based on numerical modelling and shaking table test

Standard for Seismic Design of Hydraulic Structurse

Dynamic Model Test of an Arch Dam

Dynamic Model Test of a Gravity Dam

Dynamic Model Test of an Aqueduct

Test of Dynamic Material Properties of Dam Concrete

Section of Engineering Seismology

·   Stability assessment and earthquake hazard analysis of regional geological structure; reservoir-induced earthquake

·   Strong earthquake observation, on-site quake measurement, and earthquake information management for large hydropower projects

·  Post-earthquake intelligent evaluation system for dam structure safety

Anti-seismic calculation analysis and test research on key equipment of nuclear power plants and electrical substation equipment

Research on vibration monitoring, simulation, and control of hydraulic structures

Specification for Dynamic Aseismic Test Regulation of Hydraulic Structures

Anti-seismic Calculation analysis and Test Research of Reactor

Anti-seismic Calculation analysis and Test Research of Spent Fuel Storage Rack

Vibration Simulation Analysis of Pumped-Storage Power Station Powerhouse