Prediction of the Maximum Wave Elevation in Moraine-Dammed Lakes during Resonant Earthquake Excitation
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 146, Issue 2
Abstract
Large-amplitude water waves can be generated in small lakes, such as moraine-dammed lakes, by resonant earthquake excitation, which may cause the overtopping failure of natural dams and result in destructive floods in downstream areas. This paper experimentally investigated the behavior of seismically induced resonant water waves (SRWWs) with a large-scale shaking table and presented the nonlinear properties of the seismically induced water waves (i.e., second-order resonance and the participation of the second-order mode in the triggered wave motion). Moreover, the effects of several factors (i.e., peak ground acceleration of the seismic wave, resonant order, and water level) on SRWWs were studied. An equation for calculating the maximum wave height of SRWWs was proposed with these experimental data and then verified for a case study of a real earthquake. The proposed equation provides a guideline for estimating whether a moraine dam will be overtopped by SRWWs, and the results of the study broaden the knowledge of the risk assessment of moraine-dammed lakes in earthquake-prone areas. It is expected that the data presented in this study will contribute to the experimental database that can be used to verify numerical models.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the National Program on Key Research Project of China [Grant No. 2016YFC0802206]; the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41571004 and 41902302); the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (Grant No. 2682018GJPY01); and the Key Laboratory Foundation of Mountain Hazards and Earth Surface Processes, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KLMHESP-17-03). We thank Glenn Pennycook, MSc, from Liwen Bianji, Edanz Group China, for editing the English text of a draft of this manuscript. The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Volume 146 • Issue 2 • February 2020
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Received: Dec 27, 2018
Accepted: Jun 5, 2019
Published online: Nov 27, 2019
Published in print: Feb 1, 2020
Discussion open until: Apr 27, 2020
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