Dynamic Forces in Slabs of Concrete-Faced
Rockfill Dams

 

Nasim Uddin

Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering,
University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA

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Abstract

A simplified analytical method is presented for determining the dynamic strains and stresses in slabs of concrete-face rockfill dams. Results of the method compare favorably with those obtained using sophisticated finite-element formulations.

KEYWORDS: concrete-faced, rockfill dams, natural period, dynamics

 

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