Accession Number:
AD0756443
Title:
Three-Dimensional Behavior of a Central Core Dam.
Descriptive Note:
Final research rept.,
Corporate Author:
ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MISS
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Report Date:
1972-12-01
Pagination or Media Count:
74.0
Abstract:
A three-dimensional finite element computer program is used to investigate the stress and displacement conditions of a dam situated in a narrow steep-walled valley. Non-linear stress-strain behavior and incremental construction of the dam are included in the analyses. The three-dimensional analyses are compared to the plane strain behavior of a transverse section of the dam and indicate significant differences in the stress behavior. The differences are primarily due to the effect of arching caused by the valley walls. A short discussion of stress conditions leading to conditions favorable to horizontal hydraulic fracturing is also given. Author
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Subject Categories:
- Soil Mechanics
- Civil Engineering