Gravity dam 52m high
File: V1-52m.dam
A typical section of a 52m high gravity dam, shown in Figure 183, was analyzed by CADAM3D and compared with the results of the 2-D educational version of CADAM that were verified using hand calculations. The results are presented in the table below.
Figure 183
Load combinations are defined as follows where Q refer to horizontal or vertical earthquake and Hn refer to normal reservoir level:
N1: (D+ Hn +U)
E2A: (D+ Hn +U) + 1.0 (QH) + 0.3 (QV)
E2B: (D+ Hn +U) - 1.0 (QH) + 0.3 (QV)
E2C: (D+ Hn +U) + 1.0 (QH) - 0.3 (QV)
E2D: (D+ Hn +U) - 1.0 (QH) - 0.3 (QV)
E2E: (D+ Hn +U) + 0.3 (QH) + 1.0 (QV)
E2F: (D+ Hn +U) - 0.3 (QH) + 1.0 (QV)
E2G: (D+ Hn +U) + 0.3 (QH) - 1.0 (QV)
E2H: (D+ Hn +U) - 0.3 (QH) - 1.0 (QV)
S1: (D+ Hn +U) + 1.0 (QH)
S2: (D+ Hn +U) - 1.0 (QH)
Results:
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CADAM2D (kPa)
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CADAM3D (kPa)
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N1 |
-236.8 |
-805.0 |
-237.0 |
-805.1 |
E2A |
-790.4 |
-299.1 |
-790.5 |
-299.2 |
E2B |
-694.3 |
-299.9 |
-694.4 |
-300.0 |
E2C |
0.0 |
-1366.3 |
0.0 |
-1366.5 |
E2D |
0.0 |
-1459.2 |
0.0 |
-1459.4 |
E2E |
-548.7 |
-652.1 |
-548.8 |
-652.2 |
E2F |
-228.2 |
-654.6 |
-228.2 |
-654.8 |
E2G |
-245.4 |
-955.5 |
-245.4 |
-955.7 |
E2H |
0.0 |
-965.0 |
0.0 |
-965.1 |
S1 |
0.0 |
-1404.0 |
0.0 |
-1404.2 |
S2 |
-742.4 |
-299.5 |
-742.5 |
-299.6 |