Research Article
Jul 1975
The Slides in the San Fernando Dams During the Earthquake of February 9, 1971
Authors: H. Bolton Seed, M.ASCE, Kenneth L. Lee, M.ASCE, Izzat M. Idriss, M.ASCE, and Faiz I. Makdisi, AM.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 101, Issue 7
Abstract
One of the major effects of the San Fernando earthquake of February 9, 1971 was a major slide in the upstream slope of the Lower San Fernando Dam. This embankment dam, about 140ft (43 m) high at its maximum section, provided a reservoir capacity of about 20,000 acre-ft (25,000,000 m3) and at the time of the earthquake the water level in the reservoir was about 35 ft (11 m) below the crest.
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Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 101 • Issue 7 • July 1975
Pages: 651 - 688
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© 1975 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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H. Bolton Seed, M.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of California, Berkeley, Ualif
Kenneth L. Lee, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., School of Engrg. & Applied Sci., Univ. California, Los Angeles, Calif
Izzat M. Idriss, M.ASCE
Assoc. Woodward-Lundgren & Assocs., Oakland, Calif., and Asst. Research Engr., Univ. of California, Berkeley, Calif
Faiz I. Makdisi, AM.ASCE
Grad. Research Asst., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., University of California Berkeley, Calif
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