Essays about: "Sliding failure of gravity dams"

Found 5 essays containing the words Sliding failure of gravity dams.

1. 1. Design of RCC gravity dam and FEM modelling in GeoStudio - Longtan dam

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Patrick Lucas Arkadiusz Bochnak; Maria Eugenia Correa Saracco; [2020]
   Keywords : RCC; China; Longtan dam; Flood routing; GeoStudio; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : China’s rapid economic development has led to a continuously increasing energy demand and the country is the world’s biggest energy user as of today. The country accounts for around 23% of the global energy production, but 70% of the Chinese energy is generated with coal power and China is the biggest emitter of CO2 in the world. READ MORE

3. 2. Evaluation of Failure Modes for Concrete Dams

   University essay from KTH/Betongbyggnad

   Author : Lisa Broberg; Malin Thorwid; [2015]
   Keywords : Gravity dams; concrete; design criteria; RIDAS; Eurocode; limit turning; Gravitationsdammar; betong; brottkriterium; RIDAS; Eurokod; limit turning;

   Abstract : The safety of a concrete dam is ensured by designing according to failure criteria, for all combinations of loads using safety factors. Today in Sweden, RIDAS, the Swedish power companies’ guidelines for dam safety, is used for the design of dams and is based on BKR, the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning. READ MORE

4. 3. Reliability-Based Analysis of Concrete Dams

   University essay from KTH/Jord- och bergmekanik

   Author : David Fouhy; Francisco Ríos Bayona; [2014]
   Keywords : concrete dams; buttress dams; gravity dams; probabilistic analyses; stability analyses; sliding stability; overturning stability; rock bolts; persistent rock joint; dam safety;

   Abstract : Dams are designed and assessed based on traditional factor of safety methodology. Several drawbacks of this approach exist; for example varying failure probability for structures where the factor of safety is the same. This traditional factor of safety methodology imposes conservative assumptions in terms of both design and analysis. READ MORE

5. 4. Probability of Failure for Concrete Gravity Dams for Sliding Failure - Proposal to solution for the eleventh ICOLD Benchmark workshop

   University essay from KTH/Jord- och bergmekanik

   Author : Ali Iqbal; [2012]
   Keywords : Concrete Gravity dams; Stability Analyses; Factor of safety; probability of failure;

   Abstract : Safety of dams can be evaluated based on the risk analysis methodologies that accounts for estimation of the risks associated to the dam-reservoir system. For this purpose it is important to estimate the probability of load events and probability of failure for several failure modes. READ MORE

6. 5. Progressive failure research on foundation surface of the Longtan gravity dam

   University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Dag Wästlund; [2011]
   Keywords : Dam safety; SRF-method; Sliding failure of gravity dams; Longtan dam; Safety reserve coefficients; Progressive failure of dam foundation; Dammsäkerhet; SRF-metoden; Glidning av dammfundament; Longtan dammen; Säkerhetsreservkoefficienter; Progressiv felanalys av dammfundament;

   Abstract : The most common failure of concrete gravity dams is sliding along the foundation surface. This thesis studies progressive failure of the Longtan dam on the upper Hongshuie river in china.Two methods are used in this thesis; the Safety Reserve Factor (SRF) method and the Overload method. READ MORE