Nonlinear analysis of concrete gravity dams under normal fault motion

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1 PhD candidate, Civil Engineering Department, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

2 Associate professor, Civil Engineering Department, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

3 Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Tarbiat Modarres University

Abstract

The importance of the seismic behavior of concrete gravity dams in their safety evaluation and stability is inevitable. Many factors affect the prediction of the behavior of concrete dams such as dam-foundation-reservoir interaction, dam and foundation cracking and also displacement due to fault movement that could causes nonlinear behavior. The aim of this study is nonlinear analysis of concrete gravity dams, including displacement caused by normal fault movement in the dam foundation. For this purpose, dam-foundation-reservoir system is modeled using Lagrangian method and analysis of system is done by finite element method. The coordinate smeared crack model based on the nonlinear fracture mechanics is used for crack modeling in the dam body and foundation. Using two separate method including split node technique and contact element, the fault movement are modeled and the position and angle of fault has been studied. To verify the results, dam crest displacement and crack profile in the body of a concrete gravity dam is presented as an example. The results show that low fault movement causes the cracks in the dam body and could be jeopardizes the stability and safety of concrete dam.

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Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering
Volume 3, Issue 2 - Serial Number 7
September 2016
Pages 133-155

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  • Receive Date: 25 January 2016
  • Revise Date: 08 July 2016
  • Accept Date: 20 August 2016

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