Seismic Stability of St. Stephen Hydropower Plant, South Carolina

Abstract

At the request of the Charleston District, the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) conducted a seismic stability evaluation of the St. Stephen Hydropower Plant, SC. Enclosure 1 summarizes the details of this seismic engineering evaluation of the powerhouse superstructure. A performance-based approach, as outlined in the FEMA document 356 (ref a), was used for the seismic evaluation to determine the risk of the superstructure collapse during a major earthquake. Collapse prevention performance requires that collapse of the structure be prevented regardless of the level of damage inflicted by the earthquake on the superstructure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA399836

Entities

People

  • Donald E. Yule
  • Mostafiz Chowdhury
  • Ralph W. Strom
  • Robert L. Hall
  • Robert M. Ebeling

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Axial Loads
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Civil Engineering
  • Compressive Strength
  • Computer Programs
  • Concrete
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • South Carolina
  • Structural Analysis
  • Structural Loads
  • Thick Walls
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Hydraulic Engineering.
  • Seismology