CE 704 · Chapter 4
Hydropower Engineering past question
4.2.6 Gravity (concrete) dam analysis, stability (overturning, sliding), stress and material failure
Determine the principal stresses at the toe and heel of the dam shown in figure for the reservoir full conditions. Consider the following forces: (i) Self weight (wc=25kN/m³) (ii) Water pressure (w=10kN/m³) (iii) Uplift pressure (iv) Silt pressure the depth of silt as 20m (v) Earthquake forces, αh=0.1. [10]