Research Article
Mar 1981
Vibration Tests of Full-Scale Earth Dam
Publication: Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 107, Issue 3
Abstract
Extensive full-scale dynamic tests, including ambient (unique in earth dam research) and forced vibration as well as popper tests were conducted on the Santa Felicia earth dam in Southern California. For the forced vibration tests, the dam was excited into resonance in both the upstream-downstream and longitudinal directions. During the ambient test, the naturally occurring vibrations of the dam were measured. The popper test involved the use of pressure waves originating from a controlled, submerged release of gas. During the tests, three-dimensional measurements of the motions of approximately 25 stations along the crest and seven stations on the downstream slope were recorded and then analyzed in both time and frequency domains. Modes of vibrations and associated natural frequencies as well as damping ratios were determined.
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Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 107 • Issue 3 • March 1981
Pages: 241 - 269
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© 1981 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Mar 1981
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Ahmed M. Abdel-Ghaffar, AM.ASCE
Asst. Prof., Civ. Engrg. Dept., Princeton Univ., Princeton, N.J. 08544
Ronald F. Scott, M.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena, Calif
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