VULNERABILTIY ASSESSMENT OF CONCRETE GRAVITY DAMS Shijo Antony* & Dr. D.K. Paul** *M.

Tech II year (Structural Dynamics) Department of Earthquake Engineering IIT Roorkee, Roorkee-247667 ** Professor Department of Earthquake Engineering IIT Roorkee, Roorkee-247667 ABSTRACT Dams retain large reservoirs of water & play an important role in the development of a region. Statistically, failures of dams have been much fewer than those of other types of structure; however, in many cases, their failure has led to disastrous consequences. The primary objective of this study is to perform the seismic safety study of existing dams in India by performing Nonlinear Static Pushover Analysis & Non-linear Incremental Dynamic Analysis so as to assess the seismic vulnerability of concrete gravity dams. The concrete damage plasticity model is used to model the non-linear behaviour of concrete. Finite element software ABAQUS has been used for 2-D non-linear analysis of concrete gravity dams. The pushover curve & damage propagation are shown for the Non-linear Static Pushover Analysis. The damage propagation & the percentage damage of the dam, subjected to base acceleration time history of the Uttarkashi earthquake scaled to different values are obtained from Non-linear Incremental Dynamic Analysis. A comparison of the results obtained from the two methods is also done. KEYWORDS: Concrete gravity dams, Vulnerability Assessment, Non-linear Static Pushover Analysis and Non-linear Incremental Dynamic Analysis.