The Wushantou Dam as culture heritage in Taiwan

Jian Hong Wu, D. H. Lee, W. T. Ko

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Abstract

The Wushantou Dam is a historical hydraulic structure, which was built in early 20 century, by the Japanese government. The dam greatly improved the land productivity at the Chia-Nan Plain in the southwest Taiwan. The stories of the dam include the following three topics: (1) achievements of the Chief Engineer Yoichi Hatta, (2) the construction technologies, and (3) three-year rotation of irrigation system. The operating Wushantou reservoir and the downstream Chia-Nan irrigation water ways are still important irrigation system for the Chia-Nan Plain.

Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Event16th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ARC 2019 - Taipei, Taiwan
Duration: 2019 Oct 142019 Oct 18

Conference

Conference16th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ARC 2019
Country/TerritoryTaiwan
CityTaipei
Period19-10-1419-10-18

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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