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The National Key Lab of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering was constructed in May 1988 by approval of the State Planning Commission, and opened at home and abroad officially in January 1990 after approval by the State Education Commission. On 8 April 2005, the lab’s name was changed from the “National Key Lab of High Speed Hydraulics” to the “National Key Lab of Hydraulics and Mountain River Development and Protection” after approval by the Ministry of Science and Technology. It was the first lab in our country that engaged in research on inland water resources and in the hydropower engineering area, as well as in applied research. Hydraulic engineering in Sichuan University originated with the civil water system of Science and Technology College of Sichuan University, which was set up in 1944. Based on the characteristics of our southwest mountain rivers, our lab performs research on mountain river development, with a special focus on engineering hydraulics, mountain river sediment, high dam and large reservoir water environments and rock mechanics. The main task of the lab is to conduct scientific research, talent training, and open platform construction in mountain river development (especially high dam large water resources and hydropower engineering) and protection (to ensure healthy rivers and to safeguard the water environment from the impact of mountain river developments). We specialise in research of the basic application of the hydraulics of our southwestern mountain river and high dams (including engineering hydraulics, mountain river dynamics and environment hydraulics) and rock mechanics. Our goal is to establish an international academic platform for engineering hydraulics and mountain river development and protection, to facilitate scientific innovation, talent cultivation and academic exchange in the hydraulics and mountain river development and protection areas, and to provide support for water resources and hydropower engineering construction and mountain river disaster prevention. The lab conducts research in five main areas, including high speed hydraulics and high dam engineering, river dynamics and mountain river engineering, environment hydraulics and mountain river protection, dam and reservoir bank safety, water information and new technologies for water conservancy.

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