Accession Number:
ADA001523
Title:
Finite Element Analysis of Transverse Cracking in Low-Embankment Dams.
Descriptive Note:
Rept. no. 5 (Final),
Corporate Author:
CALIFORNIA UNIV BERKELEY OFFICE OF RESEARCH SERVICES
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1974-10-01
Pagination or Media Count:
98.0
Abstract:
The objective of this research was to study some of the factors leading to transverse cracking in low-embankment dams using finite element analyses. The factors studied were 1 the analysis procedure, gravity turn-on or construction sequence, 2 the magnitude and time of occurrence of the settlement of the dam, 3 the stress-strain characteristics of the dam material, and 4 the shape of the abutment profile.
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Subject Categories:
- Soil Mechanics
- Civil Engineering