Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Presentation Date
14 Mar 1991, 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Abstract
Theoretical methods for estimating the dynamic response and predicting the performance of modern rockfill dams subjected to strong earthquake shaking are reviewed. The focus is on methods accounting for nonlinear material behavior, for 3-Dimensional canyon geometry, and asynchronous base excitation. It is shown that both strong nonlinearities and lack of coherence in the seismic excitation tend to reduce the magnitude of the deleterious "whip-lash" effect computed for tall dams built in rigid-wall narrow canyons. Particular emphasis is accorded to Concrete-Faced Rockfill dams and a case study involving an actually designed dam in a narrow canyon points to some potential problems and suggests some desirable modifications. In the light of theoretical results the paper concludes with a discussion on design rules and defensive measures that would lead to robust design schemes of Earth-Core and Concrete Faced Rockfill dams.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1991 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
Gazetas, George and Dakoulas, Panos, "Aspects of Seismic Analysis and Design of Rockfill Dams" (1991). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 1.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/02icrageesd/session14/1
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Aspects of Seismic Analysis and Design of Rockfill Dams
St. Louis, Missouri
Theoretical methods for estimating the dynamic response and predicting the performance of modern rockfill dams subjected to strong earthquake shaking are reviewed. The focus is on methods accounting for nonlinear material behavior, for 3-Dimensional canyon geometry, and asynchronous base excitation. It is shown that both strong nonlinearities and lack of coherence in the seismic excitation tend to reduce the magnitude of the deleterious "whip-lash" effect computed for tall dams built in rigid-wall narrow canyons. Particular emphasis is accorded to Concrete-Faced Rockfill dams and a case study involving an actually designed dam in a narrow canyon points to some potential problems and suggests some desirable modifications. In the light of theoretical results the paper concludes with a discussion on design rules and defensive measures that would lead to robust design schemes of Earth-Core and Concrete Faced Rockfill dams.
