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Gravity Dam:Earthquake forces

Effect of acceleration due to earthquake:
(i) Effect of horizontal acceleration
(a) Horizontal inertia force
(b) Hydrodynamic pressure Force
(ii) Effect of vertical acceleration
(a) Vertical inertia force

Hydrodynamic pr force: horizontal force Produced due to

momentary compression of water body in reservoir.
• Approximate method
• Rational method or Zanger’s method
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Gr Dam : Earthquake forces

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Earthquake forces

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Forces on Gravity Dam
Earthquake forces

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Forces on Gravity Dam
Earthquake forces

Seismic coefficient represents

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Forces on Gravity Dam
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Gravity Dam
Forces on Gravity Dam
Earthquake forces
Horizontal· acceleration causes two forces:
(1) Inertia force in the body of the dam, and
(2) Hydrodynamic pressure of water.

Inertia forces(energy required to move or acc. The object):

The inertia force acts in a direction opposite to the acceleration
imparted by, earthquake forces and is equal to the product of
the mass of the dam and the acceleration.

For dams up to 100 m height ,

at the top of the dam
horizontal seismic coefficient =1.5 times seismic coefficient αh
then reducing linearly to zero at the base

It causes an overturning moment about the horizontal section

adding to that caused by hydrodynamic force.
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Hydrodynamic pr force- approximate method

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Earthquake pr force problem :

Determine the hydrodynamic pr force and its moment about base of
dam,if horizontal seismic coeff is 0.01, u/s water depth is 100m and u/s
face of dam is vertical upto 30m from free surface and then slopes at 0.8
H: 1 V upto heel.

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Hydrodynamic pr force: Zanger’s Method
forces

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Hydrodynamic pr force- approximate method

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Gr dam – combined stress

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