Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Presentation Date
30 Apr 1981, 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Abstract
Dynamic shear strain distribution have been evaluated and illustrated for three dimensional earthdam models. The analysis method applied here is a simplified finite element method, which has proved to give vibration modes of an earthdam to a satisfactory level of accuracy by involving a smaller number of degrees of freedom. Mass and stiffness matrices of a dam have been formulated for two types of the shear modulus distribution, one uniform and the other linearly increasing with depth below the crest. Both magnitude and location of the maximum shear strain have been discussed in relation to topography of dam sites.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
1st International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1981 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
Ohmachi, T., "Analysis of Dynamic Shear Strain Distributed in Three Dimensional Earthdam Models" (1981). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 13.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/01icrageesd/session07/13
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Analysis of Dynamic Shear Strain Distributed in Three Dimensional Earthdam Models
St. Louis, Missouri
Dynamic shear strain distribution have been evaluated and illustrated for three dimensional earthdam models. The analysis method applied here is a simplified finite element method, which has proved to give vibration modes of an earthdam to a satisfactory level of accuracy by involving a smaller number of degrees of freedom. Mass and stiffness matrices of a dam have been formulated for two types of the shear modulus distribution, one uniform and the other linearly increasing with depth below the crest. Both magnitude and location of the maximum shear strain have been discussed in relation to topography of dam sites.