<p>This paper discusses some aspects of the seismic behaviour of large homogeneous earth dams. Numerical analyses were carried out using a plane-strain finite difference model of an existing dam that has been calibrated using the monitoring data taken during ...

<p>We propose a new simplified method for assessing the seismic performance of homogeneous small earth dams (height&le;20 m) founded on bedrock. Dynamic decoupled calculations were performed on seven accelerograms applied to 33 structural and geotechnical ...

<p>Following an overview of pertinent literature, this paper presents a new methodology for estimating seismic coefficients for the performance-based design of earth dams and tall embankments. The methodology is based on statistical regression of (decoupled) ...

<p>The Mw=9.0 Tohoku Earthquake resulted in failures of the two dams impounding Fujinuma Lake, in Fukushima Prefecture. After the event, several mechanisms were postulated regarding the failure modes of the dams. The authors have performed numerical dynamic ...

<p>The evolutions of practices of seismic slope stability analysis of earth embankment/dam are discussed in this paper. The basic concepts of various methods, salient features, advantages and limitations of each of them are elucidate. Methods for both stability ...

The excess pore water pressure developed in the Upper San Fernando Dam during the 1971 San Fernando Earthquake has been evaluated in several studies. Almost all of these studies indicate large excess pore pressure ratios developed only in the upstream and ...

<p>Dynamic crack propagation analysis was used to assess the seismic safety of concrete gravity dams in large-scale earthquakes. Since damping characteristics have been shown to have a major effect on the occurrence and propagation of cracks in dam body, we ...

New Zealand is located in the area of active seismicity on the boundary between the Australian and Pacific plates. Most dams in New Zealand are in the close proximity to active faults and some dams have been built across active faults. The paper describes ...

The Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority Gandhinagar and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur are happy to present the IITK-GSDMA Guidelines on Seismic Design of Earth Dams and Embankments to the professional engineering community in the country. ...

<p>On March 2005, the River Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport issued &ldquo;Guidelines for Seismic Performance Evaluation of Dams during Large Earthquakes (Draft).&rdquo; The Draft Guidelines describe the methods for systematically ...