A Computer Program for Earthquake Analysis of Dams,

Abstract

A general computer program based on the finite element method of analysis of linearly elastic dam cross-sections subjected to earthquakes is presented. It is applicable to the analysis of concrete gravity dams and earth dams. This program utilizes a recently developed plane stress quadrilateral element, and the equations of motion are solved by the mode superposition method using the fastest known subroutines for computation of eigenvalues and eigenvectors. The FORTRAN IV listing of the program is included and the usage and capabilities of the program are illustrated by examples. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0723994

Entities

People

  • Anil K. Chopra
  • Parthasarathi Chakrabarti

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Concrete
  • Dams
  • Earth Dams
  • Earthquakes
  • Eigenvalues
  • Eigenvectors
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Procedures (Computers)

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Structural Dynamics.