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Three dimensional dynamic response analysis of earth dams

Mejia, Lelio H.; Seed, H. Bolton

UCB/EERC-81/15, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, 1981-09-01, 270 pages (480.2/M4/1981)

Many large dams exist for which the assumption of plane strain conditions during dynamic loading constitutes only an approximation of their true behavior. In these cases, a full three-dimensional dynamic response analysis appears to be warranted. The purpose of the work described in this report has been to develop numerical techniques for the three-dimensional dynamic analysis of earth and rockfill dams and to compare the results obtained from such analyses with those determined by means of two-dimensional plane strain analyses.

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/EERC/EERC-81-15.pdf (16 MB)