In this paper a dynamic analysis procedure which captures the element data observed in cyclic tests and verified by comparison with model tests and field experience, is applied to Mochikoshi dam. Based on such analyses, implications for design of impoundment ...

Pore pressure within the core of the embankment dams play a decisive role in performance of the earth dams. Although it may be high during the construction stage of the dam, it will be dissipated to a reasonable level as the consolidation process of the core ...