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Earthquake Analysis, Desing, and Safety Evaluation of Concrete Gravity Dams
Earthquake Analysis, Desing, and Safety Evaluation of Concrete Gravity Dams
Medellin, Columbia
May 25-27, 2011
Anil K. Chopra
University of California, Berkeley
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Earthquake Performance of Koyna
Dam
• Design Criteria
–Factors of safety against
•Overturning
•Sliding
•Overstressing in compression
–At most small tension permitted
•Cracking possibility not considered
• Design Criteria
–Factors of safety against
•Overturning
•Sliding
•Overstressing in compression
–At most small tension permitted
•Cracking possibility not considered
• Hydrodynamic effects
Dynamic Response
rd r1 rsc
2 2
Total Response
Dynamic Response
r1 rsc
2 2
rd
Total Response
r1 rsc
2 2
rmax rst
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Pine Flat Dam: Tallest Non-Overflow Monolith
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5th Columbian National Congress on Earthquake Engineering
Evaluation of Simplified Procedure
Flexible Foundation/Full Reservoir
ft 2.6 fc2 3
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