Author: Gregory L. FenvesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arch dams
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Parameter Study of Joint Openings Effects on Earthquake Response of Arch Dams
Author: Gregory L. FenvesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arch dams
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Effect of Contraction Joint Opening on Pacoima Dam in the 1994 Northridge Earthquake
Author: Soheil MojtahediPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arch dams
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Seismic Safety Evaluation of Concrete Dams
Author: Chong ZhangPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0124079199
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 671
Book Description
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
Earthquake Engineering for Dams and Reservoirs
Author: Jonathan HinksPublisher: Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN: 0727766163
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Earthquake Engineering for Dams and Reservoirs is an invaluable source for any engineer, or designer, tasked with building, retrofitting or maintaining dams in all seismically active regions to make decisions on the type of dam structure required for new projects and understand the issues that face existing dams and how to mitigate them.
Geotechnical Reconnaissance of the Effects of the January 17, 1995, Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake, Japan
Author: Koichi AkaiPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788125389
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The Jan. 17, 1995, Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake was one of the worst disasters to hit Japan in almost half a century. It has been compared in its impact to the great Kanto (Tokyo) Earthquake of 1923. The Kobe-Osaka region held many similarities in its geologic and tectonic setting to many areas along the West Coast, and possibly, other areas of the U.S. A geotechnical reconnaissance to identify the relevant problems and issues was organized. This report provides a timely, first-hand overview of the type and extent of the geotechnical aspects of the damage.
Preliminary Report on the Principal Geotechnical Aspects of the January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake
Author: Recent Library Additions
Author: Earthquake Engineering Research at Berkeley, 1992
Author: Abstract Journal in Earthquake Engineering
Author: New Developments in Dam Engineering
Author: Martin WielandPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780203020678
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1248
Book Description
The development of water resources is a key element in the socio-economic development of many regions in the world. Water availability and rainfall are unequally distributed both in space and time, so dams play a vital role, there being few viable alternatives for storing water. Dams hold a prime place in satisfying the ever-increasing demand for power, irrigation and drinking water, for protection of man, property and environment from catastrophic floods, and for regulating the flow of rivers. Dams have contributed to the development of civilization for over 2,000 years. Worldwide there are some 45,000 large dams listed by ICOLD, which have a height over 15 meters. Today, in western countries, where most of the water resources have been developed, the safety of the existing dams and measures for extending their economical life are of prime concern. In developing countries the focus is on the construction of new dams. The proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Dam Engineering includes contributions from 18 countries, and provides an overview of the state-of-the-art in hydropower development, new type dams, new materials and new technologies, dam and environment. Traditional areas, such as concrete dams and embankment dams, methods of analysis and design of dams, dam foundation, seismic analysis, design and safety, stability of dam and slope, dam safety monitoring and instrumentation, dam maintenance, and rehabilitation and heightening are also considered. The book is of special interest to scientists, researchers, engineers, and students working in dam engineering, dam design, hydropower development, environmental engineering, and structural hydraulics.