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Nov 1973
Seismic Effects on Earth Dam from Explosion
Publication: Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 99, Issue 11
Abstract
The motion of Rifle Gap Dam, a 120-ft (37-m) high, 1,500-ft (460-m) long rolled earth fill dam, was measured during its response to the ground motion effects produced by a deep underground nuclear detonation: a two-dimensional finite element model, representing the 100-ft (30-m) deep alluvial foundation and the dam, was used to compute the motion of the surface of the alluvium and of various points on the dam. The objective of the measurements and analyses was to determine, by full-scale test, the applicability of current seismic design procedures to the design of Corps of Engineers earth and rockfill dams that are subject to earthquake effects.
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Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 99 • Issue 11 • November 1973
Pages: 1038 - 1042
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© 1973 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Nov 1973
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Lyman W. Heller, M.ASCE
Engr., U.S. Army Engr. Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss.
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