Download or read book Reservoir Length Effects on the Seismic Response of Concrete Gravity Dams microform written by Terrence A. (Terrence Anton) Baumber and published by National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada. This book was released on 1992 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Seismic Performance Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dams written by Gaohui Wang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-10 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book evaluates the seismic performance of concrete gravity dams, considering the effects of strong motion duration, mainshock-aftershock seismic sequence, and near-fault ground motion. It employs both the extended finite element method (XFEM) and concrete damaged plasticity (CDP) models to characterize the mechanical behavior of concrete gravity dams under strong ground motions, including the dam-reservoir-foundation interaction. In addition, it discusses the effects of the initial crack, earthquake direction, and cross-stream seismic excitation on the nonlinear dynamic response to strong ground motions, and on the damage-cracking risk of concrete gravity dams. This book provides a theoretical basis for the seismic performance evaluation of high dams, and can also be used as a reference resource for researchers and graduate students engaged in the seismic design of high dams.

Download or read book Dam reservoir Interaction Effect on the Seismic Response of Concrete Gravity Dams written by Mohsen Ghaemian Amirkolai and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Earthquake Response of Concrete Gravity Dams Including Hydrodynamic and Foundation Interaction Effects written by Anil K. Chopra and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A general procedure for analysis of the response of concrete gravity dams, including the dynamic effects of impounded water and flexible foundation rock, to the transverse (horizontal) and vertical components of earthquake ground motion is presented. The problem is reduced to one in two dimensions, considering the transverse vibration of a monolith of the dam. The system is analyzed under the assumption of linear behavior for the concrete, foundation rock and water. The complete system is considered as composed of three substructures -- the dam, represented as a finite element system, the fluid domain, as a continuum of infinite length in the upstream direction, and the foundation rock region as a viscoelastic halfplane. The structural displacements of the dam are expressed as a linear combination of Ritz vectors, chosen as normal modes of an associated undamped dam-foundation system. The effectiveness of this analytical formulation lies in its being able to produce excellent results by considering only a few Ritz vectors. The modal displacements due to earthquake motion are computed by synthesizing their complex frequency responses using Fast Fourier Transform procedures. The stress responses are calculated from the modal displacements. An example analysis is presented to illustrate results obtained from this analytical procedure. Computation times for several analyses are presented to illustrate effectiveness of the procedure.

Download or read book Seismic Response of Concrete Gravity Dam Including Dam reservoir foundation Interaction written by Rajib Sarkar and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Earthquake Analysis and Response of Concrete Gravity Dams written by Gregory L. Fenves and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Earthquake Response of Concrete Gravity Dams written by Gregory L. Fenves and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Effect of Reservoir Boundaries on the Seismic Response of Gravity Dams written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Higher Mode Effects on the Seismic Response of Concrete Gravity Dams written by Satrajit Das and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Effect of Reservoir Boundaries on the Seismic Response of Gravity Dams written by Kianoosh Hatami and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Earthquake Response of Concrete Gravity Dams written by Anil K. Chopra and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes reservoir interaction effects, the response of concrete gravity dams to horizontal earthquake excitation was investigated and the errors that may be introduced by common simplifying assumptions such as neglecting interaction effects and compressibility of water were evaluated. The problem was simplified to a linear analysis of the two-dimensional vibration of coupled reservoir-dam systems, with the response of the dam being approximated by its deformations in the fundamental mode. Four cases were considered: dam alone (without reservoir), reservoir-dam system -- interaction neglected, reservoir-dam system -- interaction included, and reservoir-dam system -- interaction included but water compressibility neglected. Expressions were derived for the complex frequency response functions for the dam displacement and lateral hydrodynamic force in each of these four cases. These results along with the Fast Fourier Transform algorithm were utilized to compute the time-history of responses of 28 reservoir-dam systems to Taft earthquake. (Author).

Download or read book Earthquake Response of Gravity Dams Including Reservoir Interaction Effects written by P. Chakrabarti and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Influence of hydrodynamic interaction on the dynamic behavior of dams is reduced to two dimensions; the material behavior is assumed to be linearly elastic. For analysis in the frequency domain, the system is considered as two substructures: (1) the dam as a finite element system and (2) the reservoir's fluid as a continuum of infinite length upstream governed by the wave equation. The displacements of the dam including hydrodynamic effects are expressed in linear combination of the modes of vibration of the dam with the reservoir empty. The analysis produces exact results if all modes of vibration are included; however it effectively produces excellent results by considering only the first few modes, thus drastically reducing the number of unknowns. Numerical results for complex frequency responses and responses to earthquake ground motions show: (1) hydrodynamic interaction and compressibility of water must be considered to obtain accurate results for the periods of vibration and response to earthquakes, (2) water in the reservoir significantly increases the lateral displacements from earthquake motion; however, the stresses may not increase, depending on the ground motion frequency characteristics, and (3) compared to many classes of structures, the vertical component of ground motion is more important in the response of gravity dams.

Download or read book Base Sliding Response of Concrete Gravity Dams to Earthquakes written by Anil K. Chopra and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Earthquake Engineering for Concrete Dams written by Anil K. Chopra and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-03-16 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to modern-day methods for earthquake engineering of concrete dams Earthquake analysis and design of concrete dams has progressed from static force methods based on seismic coefficients to modern procedures that are based on the dynamics of dam–water–foundation systems. Earthquake Engineering for Concrete Dams offers a comprehensive, integrated view of this progress over the last fifty years. The book offers an understanding of the limitations of the various methods of dynamic analysis used in practice and develops modern methods that overcome these limitations. This important book: Develops procedures for dynamic analysis of two-dimensional and three-dimensional models of concrete dams Identifies system parameters that influence their response Demonstrates the effects of dam–water–foundation interaction on earthquake response Identifies factors that must be included in earthquake analysis of concrete dams Examines design earthquakes as defined by various regulatory bodies and organizations Presents modern methods for establishing design spectra and selecting ground motions Illustrates application of dynamic analysis procedures to the design of new dams and safety evaluation of existing dams. Written for graduate students, researchers, and professional engineers, Earthquake Engineering for Concrete Dams offers a comprehensive view of the current procedures and methods for seismic analysis, design, and safety evaluation of concrete dams.

Download or read book Seismic Safety Evaluation of Concrete Dams written by Chong Zhang and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The consequences of a large dam failing can be disastrous. However, predicting the performance of concrete dams during earthquakes is one of the most complex and challenging problems in structural dynamics. Based on a nonlinear approach, Seismic Safety Evaluation of Concrete Dams allows engineers to build models that account for nonlinear phenomena such as vertical joint slippage, cracks, and cavitation. This yields more accurate estimates. Advanced but readable, this book is the culmination of the work carried out by Tsinghua University Research Group on Earthquake Resistance on Dams over the last two decades. - Nonlinearity characteristics of high concrete dams, seismic analysis methods, evaluation models - A systematic approach to nonlinear analysis and seismic safety evaluation of concrete dams - Includes nonlinear fracture of dam-water-foundation interaction system, dynamic fluid-structure - Covers soil-structure interactions, and meso-scale mechanical behavior of concrete are all international front issues of the field

Download or read book Earthquake Analysis and Response of Concrete Arch Dams written by Hanchen Tan and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: