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Comparison of seismic fragility analysis methods for arch dams
This study focuses on the seismic fragility analysis of arch dams. The multiple stripe analysis (MSA), cloud analysis (CLA), and incremental dynamic...
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Behavior of traditional concrete dams and three-dimensional printed concrete dams under the debris flow impact
This study investigated the resilience of traditional concrete dams compared to 3D printed concrete dams (3DPC) when subjected to debris flow. Three...
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Foundation Treatment of Dams
Dams are basically of two types: concrete dams and embankment dams. Concrete dams are concrete gravity dams, RCC dams, arch dams etc. Embankment dams...
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Concrete Dams
Concrete dams are made of concrete which is a mixture of cement, sand, coarse aggregate and water. Such dams came into existence from the last decade...
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Automatic modal parameter identification of high arch dams: feasibility verification
Modal parameters, including fundamental frequencies, dam** ratios, and mode shapes, could be used to evaluate the health condition of structures....
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Seismic and structural health monitoring systems for large dams: theoretical, computational and practical innovations
This paper is focused on the study of the dynamic behaviour of two large arch dams, and it presents some innovations for the improvement of Seismic...
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A multi-scale tool for assessing the seismic risk of small dams during emergency preparedness and response phase
Small dams are critical infrastructures, which provide different kinds of benefits, such as water supply, flood control, hydropower generation....
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Failure of Embankment Dams
The safety of embankment dams depends on the adequacy of the measures taken to check seepage and pi** through the body of dam and the foundation....
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Dams and the Environmental Issues
There will not be any life on earth without fresh water. It is received on earth annually, through precipitation in the form of snow or rain. A part...
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Deformation Control Standards for the Crown Arch of Large Underground Caverns Considering Uneven Deformation
In response to the lack of clear and available specifications for controlling rock mass deformation in large underground caverns, a study was...
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Improving the evaluation of the blockade behavior of open check dams: a small-scale physical modeling
Open check dams are an efficient means of controlling debris flows within channelized gullies. To estimate the trap** and regulating functions of...
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Reliability and sensitivity analysis of wedge stability in the abutments of an arch dam using artificial neural network
In this study, the seismic stability of arch dam abutments is investigated within the framework of the probabilistic method. A large concrete arch...
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Effects of rotational components of earthquake on seismic response of arch concrete dams
The present study deals with dynamic analysis of arch concrete dams, taking rotational components of earthquakes into account. A modified methodology...
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Analysis of the Abutment Movements of High Arch Dams due to Reservoir Impoundment
The deformation of mountains induced by reservoirs around high arch dams may influence the safety of those arch dams, but the underlying mechanisms...
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Influence of earthquake excitations on concrete gravity dams founded on homogeneous and layered foundation
The present paper investigates the response of dams with homogeneous and layered foundation systems under different earthquake excitations. For this...
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Land Use Land Cover (LULC) and Surface Water Quality Assessment in and around Selected Dams of Jharkhand using Water Quality Index (WQI) and Geographic Information System (GIS)
Surface water quality deterioration is mainly occurring due to anthropogenic activities at an alarming rate in develo** countries. Jharkhand has...
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Seismic risk analysis for large dams in West Coast basin, southern Ghana
Dams are parts of the critical infrastructure of any nation, the failure of which would have a high-risk potential on the people and properties...
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Study on influence of construction and water storage process on valley deformation of high arch dam
The phenomenon of abnormal valley shrinkage deformation in the process of high arch dam construction and water storage has become a hot issue at...
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A Systematic Review of Optimization of Dams Reservoir Operation Using the Meta-heuristic Algorithms
During the last two decades, the issue of optimal operation of dam reservoirs has received much attention among water resources management...
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Optimization of Gravity Concrete Dams Using the Grasshopper Algorithm (Case Study: Koyna Dam)
The aim of this study is to optimize the geometric dimensions of the Koyna concrete weight dam with and without seismic forces using the grasshopper...
