CADAM - Results report Page 1

by Martin Leclerc, M. Ing., Research Engineer

NSERC / Hydro-Quebec / Alcan Industrial Chair on Structural Safety of Concrete Dams
École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada

General Information:
Project:
Dam:
Owner:
Dam location:
Project engineer:
Analysis performed by:
Date: 2/3/2020

Load Combination Factors:

Usual Flood Seismic #1 Seismic #2 Post-seismic #1
Self-weight 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
Hydrostatic (upstream) 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
Hydrostatic (downstream) 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
Uplift pressures
Silts
Ice
post-tensioning
Applied forces
Floating debris
Seismic (horizontal) 1.0000
Seismic (vertical) 1.0000

Combination Required Safety Factors:

Usual Flood Seismic #1 Seismic #2 Post-seismic #1
Peak sliding factor 3.0000 2.0000 1.0000 1.0000 2.0000
Residual sliding factor 3.0000 2.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.1000
Overturning factor 2.0000 2.0000 1.6000 1.6000 1.1000
Uplifting factor 3.0000 2.5000 1.2000 1.2000 1.1000

Combination allowable stresses:

Usual Flood Seismic #1 Seismic #2 Post-seismic #1
Tension (% of ft) 0.0 50.0 90.9 90.9 66.7
Compression (% of f'c) 33.3 50.0 90.9 90.9 66.7

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NSERC / Hydro-Quebec / Alcan Industrial Chair on Structural Safety of Concrete Dams
École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada

Usual Combination (Stresses):

Joint Cracking Normal stresses Allowable normal stress Shear stresses
ID U/S elevation Upstream Downstream Upstream Downstream Tension Compression Upstream Maximum Maximum at Downstream
(m) (%) of joint (%) of joint (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (% of joint) (kPa)
1 17.000 -20.250 -23.688 0.000 -5880.114
2 16.000 -36.552 -49.187 0.000 -5880.114
3 15.000 -49.731 -75.977 0.000 -5880.114
4 14.000 -85.218 -54.782 0.000 -5880.114 9.469 -9.510 39.863 33.684
5 13.000 -110.063 -43.731 0.000 -5880.114 12.229 -2.374 41.398 26.889
6 12.000 -126.291 -44.696 0.000 -5880.114 14.032 4.006 39.523 27.482
7 11.000 -138.112 -52.018 0.000 -5880.114 15.346 9.799 33.334 31.984
8 10.000 -147.407 -63.090 0.000 -5880.114 16.379 14.525 21.652 38.792
9 9.000 -155.131 -76.550 0.000 -5880.114 17.237 17.213 2.740 47.068
10 8.000 -161.819 -91.620 0.000 -5880.114 17.980 56.334 100.000 56.334
11 7.000 -167.788 -107.827 0.000 -5880.114 18.643 66.299 100.000 66.299
12 6.000 -173.240 -124.863 0.000 -5880.114 19.249 76.774 100.000 76.774
13 5.000 -178.309 -142.525 0.000 -5880.114 19.812 87.634 100.000 87.634
14 4.000 -183.087 -160.669 0.000 -5880.114 20.343 98.789 100.000 98.789
15 3.000 -187.637 -179.191 0.000 -5880.114 20.849 110.178 100.000 110.178
16 2.000 -192.007 -198.017 0.000 -5880.114 21.334 121.754 100.000 121.754
17 1.000 -196.232 -217.090 0.000 -490.010 21.804 133.481 100.000 133.481
18 Base joint -200.339 -236.366 0.000 -9990.000 22.260 145.333 100.000 145.333

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NSERC / Hydro-Quebec / Alcan Industrial Chair on Structural Safety of Concrete Dams
École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada

Usual Combination (Stability):

Joint Safety factors Resultants over ligament Final uplift Rock wedge
ID U/S elevation Sliding Overturning Uplifting Normal Shear Moment Position Normal Resistance
(m) Peak Residual toward U/S toward D/S (kN) (kN) (kN·m) % of joint (kN) (kN)
1 17.000 > 100 > 100 > 100 > 100 > 100 -46.38 0.00 1.3 51.30394 0.00 0.000
2 16.000 > 100 > 100 > 100 > 100 > 100 -95.27 0.00 5.2 52.45614 0.00 0.000
3 15.000 > 100 > 100 > 100 > 100 > 100 -146.66 0.00 11.9 53.47985 0.00 0.000
4 14.000 59.84666 41.90508 > 100 > 100 > 100 -205.54 4.91 -21.9 46.37672 14.40 0.000
5 13.000 20.49939 14.35383 > 100 46.09432 > 100 -281.62 19.62 -74.1 42.81166 35.93 0.000
6 12.000 12.13723 8.49858 > 100 22.61327 > 100 -375.17 44.15 -130.9 42.04662 64.57 0.000
7 11.000 8.84746 6.19506 > 100 14.67450 > 100 -486.19 78.48 -187.7 42.45310 100.34 0.000
8 10.000 7.15881 5.01265 > 100 10.95517 > 100 -614.68 122.63 -239.7 43.32401 143.23 0.000
9 9.000 6.15188 4.30759 > 100 8.87061 > 100 -760.63 176.58 -282.3 44.34700 193.24 0.000
10 8.000 5.49085 3.84474 > 100 7.56253 > 100 -924.06 240.34 -311.1 45.38358 250.38 0.000
11 7.000 5.02692 3.51988 > 100 6.67557 > 100 -1104.96 313.92 -321.2 46.37407 314.63 0.000
12 6.000 4.68494 3.28043 > 100 6.03937 > 100 -1303.33 397.31 -308.2 47.29529 386.01 0.000
13 5.000 4.42324 3.09719 > 100 5.56318 > 100 -1519.17 490.50 -267.4 48.14108 464.51 0.000
14 4.000 4.21698 2.95276 > 100 5.19470 > 100 -1752.48 593.50 -194.2 48.91308 550.13 0.000
15 3.000 4.05050 2.83619 > 100 4.90185 > 100 -2003.26 706.32 -84.0 49.61628 642.87 0.000
16 2.000 3.91347 2.74024 > 100 4.66398 > 100 -2271.51 828.95 68.0 50.25683 742.74 0.000
17 1.000 19.21290 18.91754 > 100 4.46722 > 100 -2557.23 961.38 266.1 50.84106 849.72 0.000
18 Base joint 3.70153 2.59184 > 100 4.30194 > 100 -2860.42 1103.63 515.2 51.37494 963.83 0.000
Required: 3.000 3.000 2.000 2.000 3.000

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NSERC / Hydro-Quebec / Alcan Industrial Chair on Structural Safety of Concrete Dams
École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada

Flood Combination (Stresses):

Joint Cracking Normal stresses Allowable normal stress Shear stresses over the ligament
ID U/S elevation Upstream Downstream Upstream Downstream Tension Compression Upstream Maximum Maximum at Downstream
(m) (%) of joint (%) of joint (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (% of joint) (kPa)
1 17.000 -20.230 -23.837 882.900 -8829.000 2.248 -0.078 84.494 0.000
2 16.000 -31.972 -54.871 882.900 -8829.000 3.552 6.726 40.720 0.000
3 15.000 -27.069 -101.559 882.900 -8829.000 3.008 18.988 47.846 0.000
4 14.000 -45.338 -98.839 882.900 -8829.000 5.038 3.839 12.670 60.773
5 13.000 -58.187 -100.444 882.900 -8829.000 6.465 61.759 100.000 61.759
6 12.000 -64.970 -111.295 882.900 -8829.000 7.219 68.431 100.000 68.431
7 11.000 -69.329 -126.396 882.900 -8829.000 7.703 77.717 100.000 77.717
8 10.000 -72.632 -143.697 882.900 -8829.000 8.070 88.354 100.000 88.354
9 9.000 -75.463 -162.236 882.900 -8829.000 8.385 99.753 100.000 99.753
10 8.000 -78.086 -181.518 882.900 -8829.000 8.676 111.609 100.000 111.609
11 7.000 -80.632 -201.270 882.900 -8829.000 8.959 123.754 100.000 123.754
12 6.000 -83.164 -221.328 882.900 -8829.000 9.240 136.087 100.000 136.087
13 5.000 -85.713 -241.596 882.900 -8829.000 9.524 148.549 100.000 148.549
14 4.000 -88.295 -262.007 882.900 -8829.000 9.811 161.099 100.000 161.099
15 3.000 -90.917 -282.522 882.900 -8829.000 10.102 173.713 100.000 173.713
16 2.000 -93.580 -303.112 882.900 -8829.000 10.398 186.373 100.000 186.373
17 1.000 -96.283 -323.756 73.575 -735.750 10.698 199.066 100.000 199.066
18 Base joint -99.024 -344.442 0.000 -15000.000 11.003 211.785 100.000 211.785

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NSERC / Hydro-Quebec / Alcan Industrial Chair on Structural Safety of Concrete Dams
École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada

Flood Combination (Stability):

Joint Safety factors Resultants over ligament Final uplift Rock wedge
ID U/S elevation Sliding Overturning Uplifting Normal Shear Moment Position Uplift Resistance
(m) Peak Residual toward U/S toward D/S (kN) (kN) (kN·m) % of joint (kN) (kN)
1 17.000 54.17441 37.93333 > 100 > 100 > 100 -46.52 1.23 1.3 51.36435 5.18 0.000
2 16.000 12.48660 8.74321 > 100 18.72163 > 100 -96.49 11.04 9.4 54.39471 16.35 0.000
3 15.000 6.99094 4.89511 > 100 6.53023 > 100 -150.07 30.66 33.8 59.65193 28.61 0.000
4 14.000 5.03117 3.52286 > 100 4.88491 > 100 -211.68 60.09 38.4 56.18468 50.41 0.000
5 13.000 4.17660 2.92449 > 100 4.25312 > 100 -290.48 99.33 47.2 54.43969 80.84 0.000
6 12.000 3.72255 2.60656 > 100 3.84626 > 100 -386.75 148.38 74.3 54.38020 118.39 0.000
7 11.000 3.44911 2.41509 > 100 3.57330 > 100 -500.49 207.24 124.4 54.85952 163.06 0.000
8 10.000 3.26985 2.28957 > 100 3.38149 > 100 -631.71 275.91 202.0 55.47502 214.85 0.000
9 9.000 3.14491 2.20209 > 100 3.24116 > 100 -780.39 354.39 311.8 56.08425 273.76 0.000
10 8.000 3.05371 2.13823 > 100 3.13499 > 100 -946.54 442.68 458.3 56.64035 339.80 0.000
11 7.000 2.98469 2.08990 > 100 3.05240 > 100 -1130.17 540.78 646.3 57.13236 412.96 0.000
12 6.000 2.93091 2.05224 > 100 2.98664 > 100 -1331.26 648.69 880.3 57.56257 493.24 0.000
13 5.000 2.88800 2.02220 > 100 2.93324 > 100 -1549.83 766.41 1165.0 57.93758 580.64 0.000
14 4.000 2.85308 1.99775 > 100 2.88914 > 100 -1785.86 893.94 1504.9 58.26485 675.16 0.000
15 3.000 2.82419 1.97752 > 100 2.85220 > 100 -2039.37 1031.28 1904.7 58.55139 776.81 0.000
16 2.000 2.79993 1.96053 > 100 2.82087 > 100 -2310.34 1178.43 2369.1 58.80333 885.57 0.000
17 1.000 13.84985 13.63375 > 100 2.79399 > 100 -2598.79 1335.39 2902.5 59.02591 1001.46 0.000
18 Base joint 2.76159 1.93369 > 100 2.77072 > 100 -2904.70 1502.16 3509.7 59.22348 1124.47 0.000
Required: 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.500

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NSERC / Hydro-Quebec / Alcan Industrial Chair on Structural Safety of Concrete Dams
École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada

Seismic #1 Combination - Peak accelerations analysis (Stresses):

Joint Cracking Normal stresses Allowable normal stress Shear stresses over the ligament
ID U/S elevation Upstream Downstream Upstream Downstream Tension Compression Upstream Maximum Maximum at Downstream
(m) (%) of joint (%) of joint (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (% of joint) (kPa)
1 17.000 -24.357 -21.779 1605.112 -16051.122 2.706 -4.058 56.353 0.000
2 16.000 -49.751 -40.275 1605.112 -16051.122 5.528 -7.993 56.533 0.000
3 15.000 -75.839 -56.154 1605.112 -16051.122 8.427 -11.817 56.689 0.000
4 14.000 -117.081 -29.920 1605.112 -16051.122 13.009 -16.754 47.922 18.396
5 13.000 -145.776 -15.708 1605.112 -16051.122 16.197 -11.977 53.296 9.658
6 12.000 -166.343 -13.193 1605.112 -16051.122 18.483 -7.603 56.301 8.112
7 11.000 -183.238 -16.505 1605.112 -16051.122 20.360 -3.621 56.891 10.148
8 10.000 -198.389 -22.910 1605.112 -16051.122 22.043 0.334 55.682 14.086
9 9.000 -212.481 -31.256 1605.112 -16051.122 23.609 4.369 53.234 19.218
10 8.000 -225.853 -40.934 1605.112 -16051.122 25.095 8.414 49.944 25.169
11 7.000 -238.693 -51.587 1605.112 -16051.122 26.521 12.386 46.094 31.719
12 6.000 -251.120 -62.983 1605.112 -16051.122 27.902 16.214 41.879 38.726
13 5.000 -263.212 -74.966 1605.112 -16051.122 29.246 19.845 37.440 46.094
14 4.000 -275.027 -87.424 1605.112 -16051.122 30.559 23.240 32.874 53.754
15 3.000 -286.604 -100.277 1605.112 -16051.122 31.845 26.374 28.252 61.657
16 2.000 -296.953 -114.178 1605.112 -16051.122 32.995 30.708 19.396 70.204
17 1.000 -306.500 -129.000 133.759 -1337.594 34.056 33.638 8.730 79.317
18 Base joint -315.452 -144.516 0.000 -27270.000 35.050 88.858 100.000 88.858

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NSERC / Hydro-Quebec / Alcan Industrial Chair on Structural Safety of Concrete Dams
École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada

Seismic #1 Combination - Peak accelerations analysis (Stability):

Joint Safety factors Resultants over ligament Final uplift Rock wedge
ID U/S elevation Sliding Overturning Uplifting Normal Shear Moment Position Uplift Resistance
(m) Peak Residual toward U/S toward D/S (kN) (kN) (kN·m) % of joint (kN) (kN)
1 17.000 14.99555 10.50000 22.95152 > 100 > 100 -48.70 -4.64 -1.0 49.06862 0.00 0.000
2 16.000 14.99555 10.50000 12.45833 > 100 > 100 -100.03 -9.53 -3.9 48.24561 0.00 0.000
3 15.000 14.99555 10.50000 8.96491 > 100 > 100 -153.99 -14.67 -8.9 47.51439 0.00 0.000
4 14.000 17.79772 12.46209 7.42293 > 100 > 100 -215.82 -17.32 -62.6 40.11779 14.40 0.000
5 13.000 31.99678 22.40438 6.92270 53.51206 > 100 -295.70 -13.20 -145.4 36.57574 35.93 0.000
6 12.000 > 100 > 100 6.83151 26.14677 > 100 -393.93 -1.84 -245.8 35.78282 64.57 0.000
7 11.000 49.08974 34.37301 6.87447 16.95487 > 100 -510.77 14.86 -363.4 36.08767 100.34 0.000
8 10.000 24.70991 17.30206 6.91694 12.67370 > 100 -646.22 37.35 -498.8 36.78414 143.23 0.000
9 9.000 17.23568 12.06855 6.94958 10.28283 > 100 -800.21 66.31 -651.1 37.60782 193.24 0.000
10 8.000 13.62027 9.53702 6.97820 8.78544 > 100 -972.73 102.00 -819.4 38.44783 250.38 0.000
11 7.000 11.49531 8.04910 7.00712 7.77088 > 100 -1163.76 144.58 -1002.4 39.25715 314.63 0.000
12 6.000 10.10006 7.07214 7.03832 7.04307 > 100 -1373.28 194.18 -1198.7 40.01722 386.01 0.000
13 5.000 9.11539 6.38266 7.07239 6.49792 > 100 -1601.29 250.88 -1406.9 40.72250 464.51 0.000
14 4.000 8.38412 5.87063 7.10921 6.07558 > 100 -1847.79 314.75 -1625.3 41.37344 550.13 0.000
15 3.000 7.82000 5.47562 7.14838 5.73943 > 100 -2112.77 385.85 -1852.3 41.97311 642.87 0.000
16 2.000 7.07974 4.95729 7.22450 5.45751 > 100 -2394.44 483.01 -2066.5 42.59057 742.74 0.000
17 1.000 31.52917 31.02063 7.35248 5.22058 > 100 -2694.44 588.35 -2264.9 43.20702 849.72 0.000
18 Base joint 6.13049 4.29262 7.51198 5.01918 > 100 -3012.79 701.85 -2444.5 43.80623 963.83 0.000
Required: 1.000 1.000 1.600 1.600 1.200

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NSERC / Hydro-Quebec / Alcan Industrial Chair on Structural Safety of Concrete Dams
École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada

Seismic #1 Combination - Sustained accelerations analysis (Stresses)

Joint Cracking Normal stresses Allowable normal stress Shear stresses over the ligament
ID U/S elevation Upstream Downstream Upstream Downstream Tension Compression Upstream Maximum Maximum at Downstream
(m) (%) of joint (%) of joint (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (% of joint) (kPa)
1 17.000 -24.357 -21.779 1605.112 -16051.122 2.706 -4.058 56.353 0.000
2 16.000 -49.751 -40.275 1605.112 -16051.122 5.528 -7.993 56.533 0.000
3 15.000 -75.839 -56.154 1605.112 -16051.122 8.427 -11.817 56.689 0.000
4 14.000 -117.081 -29.920 1605.112 -16051.122 13.009 -16.754 47.922 18.396
5 13.000 -145.776 -15.708 1605.112 -16051.122 16.197 -11.977 53.296 9.658
6 12.000 -166.343 -13.193 1605.112 -16051.122 18.483 -7.603 56.301 8.112
7 11.000 -183.238 -16.505 1605.112 -16051.122 20.360 -3.621 56.891 10.148
8 10.000 -198.389 -22.910 1605.112 -16051.122 22.043 0.334 55.682 14.086
9 9.000 -212.481 -31.256 1605.112 -16051.122 23.609 4.369 53.234 19.218
10 8.000 -225.853 -40.934 1605.112 -16051.122 25.095 8.414 49.944 25.169
11 7.000 -238.693 -51.587 1605.112 -16051.122 26.521 12.386 46.094 31.719
12 6.000 -251.120 -62.983 1605.112 -16051.122 27.902 16.214 41.879 38.726
13 5.000 -263.212 -74.966 1605.112 -16051.122 29.246 19.845 37.440 46.094
14 4.000 -275.027 -87.424 1605.112 -16051.122 30.559 23.240 32.874 53.754
15 3.000 -286.604 -100.277 1605.112 -16051.122 31.845 26.374 28.252 61.657
16 2.000 -296.953 -114.178 1605.112 -16051.122 32.995 30.708 19.396 70.204
17 1.000 -306.500 -129.000 133.759 -1337.594 34.056 33.638 8.730 79.317
18 Base joint -315.452 -144.516 0.000 -27270.000 35.050 88.858 100.000 88.858

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NSERC / Hydro-Quebec / Alcan Industrial Chair on Structural Safety of Concrete Dams
École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada

Seismic #1 Combination - Sustained accelerations analysis (Stability)

Joint Safety factors Resultants over ligament Final uplift Rock wedge
ID U/S elevation Sliding Overturning Uplifting Normal Shear Moment Position Uplift Resistance
(m) Peak Residual toward U/S toward D/S (kN) (kN) (kN·m) % of joint (kN) (kN)
1 17.000 14.99555 10.50000 22.95152 > 100 > 100 -48.70 -4.64 -1.0 49.06862 0.00 0.000
2 16.000 14.99555 10.50000 12.45833 > 100 > 100 -100.03 -9.53 -3.9 48.24561 0.00 0.000
3 15.000 14.99555 10.50000 8.96491 > 100 > 100 -153.99 -14.67 -8.9 47.51439 0.00 0.000
4 14.000 17.79772 12.46209 7.42293 > 100 > 100 -215.82 -17.32 -62.6 40.11779 14.40 0.000
5 13.000 31.99678 22.40438 6.92270 53.51206 > 100 -295.70 -13.20 -145.4 36.57574 35.93 0.000
6 12.000 > 100 > 100 6.83151 26.14677 > 100 -393.93 -1.84 -245.8 35.78282 64.57 0.000
7 11.000 49.08974 34.37301 6.87447 16.95487 > 100 -510.77 14.86 -363.4 36.08767 100.34 0.000
8 10.000 24.70991 17.30206 6.91694 12.67370 > 100 -646.22 37.35 -498.8 36.78414 143.23 0.000
9 9.000 17.23568 12.06855 6.94958 10.28283 > 100 -800.21 66.31 -651.1 37.60782 193.24 0.000
10 8.000 13.62027 9.53702 6.97820 8.78544 > 100 -972.73 102.00 -819.4 38.44783 250.38 0.000
11 7.000 11.49531 8.04910 7.00712 7.77088 > 100 -1163.76 144.58 -1002.4 39.25715 314.63 0.000
12 6.000 10.10006 7.07214 7.03832 7.04307 > 100 -1373.28 194.18 -1198.7 40.01722 386.01 0.000
13 5.000 9.11539 6.38266 7.07239 6.49792 > 100 -1601.29 250.88 -1406.9 40.72250 464.51 0.000
14 4.000 8.38412 5.87063 7.10921 6.07558 > 100 -1847.79 314.75 -1625.3 41.37344 550.13 0.000
15 3.000 7.82000 5.47562 7.14838 5.73943 > 100 -2112.77 385.85 -1852.3 41.97311 642.87 0.000
16 2.000 7.07974 4.95729 7.22450 5.45751 > 100 -2394.44 483.01 -2066.5 42.59057 742.74 0.000
17 1.000 31.52917 31.02063 7.35248 5.22058 > 100 -2694.44 588.35 -2264.9 43.20702 849.72 0.000
18 Base joint 6.13049 4.29262 7.51198 5.01918 > 100 -3012.79 701.85 -2444.5 43.80623 963.83 0.000
Required: 1.000 1.000 1.600 1.600 1.200

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