Location
San Diego, California
Presentation Date
30 Mar 2001, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Abstract
The Kobe Earthquake in Japan caused shallow sliding on the upstream slope below the water level of the Kitayama Dam. This paper briefly stated the results of post-earthquake surveys and tests of this earth dam. The FE model of the dam was prepared based on the detailed results of in-situ tests and laboratory material tests. The numerical analysis was performed by the effective stress analysis to simulate the performance of the dam during the Kobe Earthquake. The analysis resulted in that large residual deformation and shear strain occurred at the shallow area of the upstream slope below the water level. The analysis was able to simulate the behavior and damage pattern of the dam, that is sliding deformation, during the Kobe Earthquake.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
4th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2001 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
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Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Iwashita, Tomoya, "Numerical Simulation of Sliding of an Earth Dam During the 1995 Kobe Earthquake" (2001). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 9.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/04icrageesd/session05/9
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Numerical Simulation of Sliding of an Earth Dam During the 1995 Kobe Earthquake
San Diego, California
The Kobe Earthquake in Japan caused shallow sliding on the upstream slope below the water level of the Kitayama Dam. This paper briefly stated the results of post-earthquake surveys and tests of this earth dam. The FE model of the dam was prepared based on the detailed results of in-situ tests and laboratory material tests. The numerical analysis was performed by the effective stress analysis to simulate the performance of the dam during the Kobe Earthquake. The analysis resulted in that large residual deformation and shear strain occurred at the shallow area of the upstream slope below the water level. The analysis was able to simulate the behavior and damage pattern of the dam, that is sliding deformation, during the Kobe Earthquake.
