Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Presentation Date
30 Apr 1981, 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Abstract
The stability of the fine sands underlying the shells of the Revelstoke earthfill dam under earthquake shaking is discussed. The evaluation of liquefaction potential of the deposit was made from the field standard penetration resistance of the material. The dynamic analysis, made by a one-dimensional equivalent visco-elastic method, indicated that the sand under both the upstream and downstream shells had adequate liquefaction resistance and could be left in place. Adequate drainage of downstream fine sands was provided to further reduce its liquefaction potential.
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
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Khilnani, K. S. and Byrne, P. M., "Evaluation of Seismic Stability of Foundation Soils Under Revelstoke Earthfill Dam" (1981). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 22.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/01icrageesd/session07/22
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Evaluation of Seismic Stability of Foundation Soils Under Revelstoke Earthfill Dam
St. Louis, Missouri
The stability of the fine sands underlying the shells of the Revelstoke earthfill dam under earthquake shaking is discussed. The evaluation of liquefaction potential of the deposit was made from the field standard penetration resistance of the material. The dynamic analysis, made by a one-dimensional equivalent visco-elastic method, indicated that the sand under both the upstream and downstream shells had adequate liquefaction resistance and could be left in place. Adequate drainage of downstream fine sands was provided to further reduce its liquefaction potential.
