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Analysis of Single Curvature Arch Dams Using Finite Element Method

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The arch dam is a massive water retaining structure made up of concrete. The buckling of arch dam belongs to theory of buckling of shells. This paper deals with finite element analysis of constant angle concrete arch dam with full reservoir conditions. Kee** the central angle 120° and valley profile constant at an angle of 30° with the vertical; dam is analyzed for maximum deflections and maximum principal moments for varying thickness across the dam profile. Von Mises stress theory is applied to find maximum stress factors in membrane and flexure. The parametric investigation of constant angle arch dam reveals that the maximum stresses and displacements are minimized with increasing base thickness and vice versa with aspect ratio.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Pillai’s HOC college of Engineering and Technology, Rasayni, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, MS, India

    Deepak Patil

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University, Mumbai, MS, India

    Shrikant Charhate

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, CMR Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    Vinit Kumar Gunjan

  2. MMM University of Technology, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Sri Niwas Singh

  3. Electronics and Telecommunication Faculty, University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Tran Duc-Tan

  4. Department of Computing, University Cooperativa de Colombia, Neiva, Colombia

    Gloria Jeanette Rincon Aponte

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Patil, D., Charhate, S. (2020). Analysis of Single Curvature Arch Dams Using Finite Element Method. In: Gunjan, V., Singh, S., Duc-Tan, T., Rincon Aponte, G., Kumar, A. (eds) ICRRM 2019 – System Reliability, Quality Control, Safety, Maintenance and Management. ICRRM 2019. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8507-0_41

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