THE STRESS DISTRIBUTION OF NORFORK DAM

Abstract

In this report is described an investigation of the stress distribution within the cross-section of a gravity dam. The analysis was performed by an automatic digital computer, using the finite element method. The principal purpose of the study was to determine the effect on the stress distribution, of a vertical crack extending from the center of the base through most of the height of the section. The dam was subjected to dead load, live load, and thermal stress conditions; a total of 17 different loading and crack configurations were considered, including cases in which the foundation material was assumed to be orthotropically elastic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0701898

Entities

People

  • Ray W. Clough

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Climate Change
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Creep
  • Digital Computers
  • Elastic Properties
  • Engineers
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Geometry
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Shear Stresses
  • Stress Concentration
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Structural Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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  • Hydraulic Engineering.
  • Structural Dynamics.