Rock fill dam Static Approach

Seismic Coefficent for Rockfill dam

As per Appendix E of IS 1893-1984
Horizontal Seismic coeffient

Earthquake Zone

=
=

Static Method or Seismic Coefficent Method

As per cl.3.4.2.3 of IS 1893-1984
Seismic coefficent

As per Table-3 of IS 1893-1984

As per Table-4 of IS 1893-1984

=
As the programme for stability analysis made use for the design of Kanhar Irrigation projec
rock fill dam, requires o as input, the value of o only is entered in the iput data.

0.04
III

I 0
1
3
1 x 3 x 0.04

0.12
he design of Kanhar Irrigation project
is entered in the iput data.

Rock fill dam Dynamic Approach

Seismic Coefficent for Rockfill dam
h

I F0 Sa/g

As per Table-3 of IS 1893-1984

As per Table-4 of IS 1893-1984

As per Table-2 of IS 1893-1984

F0

0.2

Average acceleration coefficent

Sa/g

0.16

As per cl 7.4.2.1.b of IS 1893-1984

For Earth & Rock filldams

1 x 3 x 0.2 x 0.16
0.096

Uniform Sesmic coefficent

As per cl 7.4.2.2 of IS 1893-1984

(2.5 - 1.5 y/H)h

268.552 - 267.920
0.632

273.485 - 223.000
50.485

=
0.24
As the programme for stability analysis made use for the design of Kanhar Irrigation projec
fill dam, requires o as input, the value of o only is entered in the iput data. The equilent
of o for use as input in the programme of stability analysis is obtained by deviding y wit
Thus o for dynamic analysis works out to 0.08.

x 0.2 x 0.16

1.5 y/H)h

552 - 267.920
m

485 - 223.000
m

anhar Irrigation project rock

put data. The equilent value
ed by deviding y with 3.