Earthquake engineering for concrete dams : design, performance, and research needs

✍ Scribed by National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Earthquake Engineering for Concrete Dams

• Publisher: National Academy Press
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 154
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The hazard posed by large dams has long been known. This book evaluates contemporary knowledge about the earthquake performance of concrete dams, including procedures for investigating the seismic safety of such structures. It informs researchers about earthquake analysis of concrete dams and identifies areas where additional knowledge is needed.

✦ Table of Contents

1 Front Matter
2 Executive Summary
3 1. Introduction
4 2. Earthquake Input
5 3. Analysis of Linear Response
6 4. Nonlinear Analysis and Response Behavior
7 5. Experimental and Observational Evidence
8 6. Recommended Criteria for Evaluating Seismic Performance
9 References

✦ Subjects

Concrete dams -- Earthquake effects;Earthquake engineering;Earthquake hazard analysis;Conception parasismique;Barrages en béton, Effets des tremblements de terre sur les;Barrages -- Conception et construction;Barrages -- Sécurité;TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Civil -- Dams & Reservoirs