Analysis of Gravity Concrete Dams Using the CADAM Software

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تورج سبزواری ¹ (عضو هئیت علمی)

Received: 2016-01-10 Accepted : 2016-01-10 Published : 2008-12-21

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Investigation of the sliding, overturning and stress analysis and crack propagation of gravity dams based on hydrostatic pressures and earthquake forces are of importance. In this research the CADAM2000 software was used for the of stability analysis gravity concrete dams. This program models the pseudo-static and pseudo-dynamic earthquakes based on CHOPRA (1988) method. The Chopra crack propagation along the joints was calculated by considering the boundary conditions (initial cracks). The sliding, overturning, uplift stability factor and allowable stresses were calculated using the data collected for the Pine Flat gravity concrete dam as case study for this research.