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- Title
- Earthquake Analysis and Response of Concrete Arch Dams, July 1995.
- File
- PB96143185.pdf
- Author(s)
- Tan, H.; Chopra, A. K.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., July 1995, 188 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- UCB/EERC-95/07
- Abstract
- The objectives of the study are: (1) to develop an effective procedure for analyzing the response of concrete arch dams to earthquake ground motion, including the effects of dam-foundation rock interaction with inertia and damping of the foundation rock considered, dam-water interaction, and reservoir boundary absorption; (2) to identify the limitations of the 'standard' analysis procedure which considers the flexibility of the foundation rock but ignores its inertia and damping - material and radiation - effects; and (3) to study the effects of dam-foundation rock interaction in the presence of dam-water interaction and reservoir boundary absorption on the response of the dam, leading to better understanding of these effects. This investigation emphasizes the effects of dam-foundation rock interaction compared to dam-water interaction which have already been studied extensively.
- Keywords
- Seismic design; Seismic waves; Soil-structure interactions; Dam-water interactions; Damping; Impounded waters; Dam-foundation rock interactions; Arch dams; Rock-fluid interactions; Southwestern Region (Colorado); Concrete dams; Structural vibration; Morrow Point Dam; Dam design; Seismic effects; Dam foundations; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Frequency response; Earthquake engineering; Frequency domain; Dynamic structural analysis