Seismic Safety of High Arch Dams

A complete range of research findings and real-world solutions for civil and structural engineers on the design methods for high arch dams

Houqun Chen (Author), Shengxin Wu (Author), Faning Dang (Author)

9780128036280

Hardback, published 11 November 2015

614 pages
23.4 x 19 x 3.4 cm, 1.47 kg

Approx.592 pages

Preface1 IntroductionFirst Part: Seismic input of High Arch Dam Sites2 Establishment of graded fortification levels and relevant performance objectives3 Establishment of Site-specific design seismic input parameters4 Time History of Design Acceleration5 Mechanism of seismic input at dam sitesSecond Part: Seismic Response Analysis and Seismic Safety Evaluation for Dam-Foundation-Reservoir Water System6 Method of Non-linear dynamic analysis of dam-foundation-reservoir water system7 Evaluation Of Stability and Seismic Safety for Abutment Rock Body of High Arch Dam8 Study on Parallel Computation of Seismic Response Analysis of High Arch Dam9 Analysis of Examples using Parallel Computation for Practical ProjectThird Part: Dynamic Tests, Numerical Simulation and Mechanism of Dam Concrete10 Progress of study on Dynamic Mechanics Properties of Dam Concrete11 Experimental Study on Dynamic Mechanics Properties of Dam Concrete from Rupture Test12 Experimental Study on Mechanics Properties of Dam Concrete and Their Components in Static Tension13 Experimental Study on Static and Dynamic Damage-Fracture Properties of Dam Concrete Based on Acoustic Emission Technique14 Experimental Study on Dynamic Damage-Fracture Properties of Concrete Based on X-ray Computerized Tomography (CT) Technique15 Study on Numerical Analysis of Dynamic Performance of Fully Graded Dam ConcreteReferences

Subject Areas: Structural engineering [TNC], Geology & the lithosphere [RBG]