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The impact of dam-reservoir-foundation interaction on nonlinear response of concrete gravity dams

Amini, A ; Sharif University of Technology | 2008

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1063/1.2963887
  3. Publisher: 2008
  4. Abstract:
  5. To study the impact of dam-reservoir-foundation interaction on nonlinear response of concrete gravity dams, a two-dimensional finite element model of a concrete gravity dam including the dam body, a part of its foundation and a part of the reservoir was made. In addition, the proper boundary conditions were used in both reservoir and foundation in order to absorb the energy of outgoing waves at the far end boundaries. Using the finite element method and smeared crack approach, some different seismic nonlinear analyses were done and finally, we came to a conclusion that the consideration of dam-reservoir-foundation interaction in nonlinear analysis of concrete dams is of great importance, because from the performance point of view, this interaction significantly improves the nonlinear response of concrete dams. © 2008 American Institute of Physics
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  8. Source: 2008 Seismic Engineering International Conference Commemorating the 1908 Messina and Reggio Calabria Earthquake, MERCEA 2008, Reggio Calabria, 8 July 2008 through 11 July 2008 ; Volume 1020, Issue PART 1 , 2008 , Pages 585-594 ; 0094243X (ISSN); 9780735405424 (ISBN)
  9. URL: https://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.2963887