THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF PRESSURES ON DAMS

A study is reported of a span-wise variation of nonlinear hydrodynamic pressures on dams during earthquakes. The study used a finite-difference approximation of Euler's equations coupled with the nonlinear free-surface boundary condition. The analysis is useful for calculating hydrodynamic pressures on a dam when the direction of the ground acceleration is no longer in the upstream or downstream direction and when the effect of geometry of a dam-reservoir system must be considered. It is noted that the inviscid flow calculation is effective for this earthquake engineering problem.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Wang, M-H
  • Hung, T-K
• Publication Date: 1990-6

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1290-04
• Serial:
  • Journal of Engineering Mechanics
  • Volume: 116
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9399
  • EISSN: 1943-7889
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jenmdt

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dams; Earthquakes; Hydrodynamics; Mathematical models; Pressure; Reservoirs; Structural analysis
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495292
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM