Loadings
Figure 121 shows the loading possibilities available in CADAM3D. The sections below provide details for each loading.
Figure 121
Pressure distribution over free-fall spillway
Automatic evaluation of USACE 1995 standard
USACE (1995) distribution of uplift pressures
Uplift pressures in multiple-wedge analysis
Pseudo-static method (seismic coefficient)
Westergaard Generalized Formulation 3D
Cos² and Corns et al (1988) formulation for inclined faces
Zangar (1952) formulation for inclined faces
Pseudo-dynamic method: Chopra’s method (1988)
Pseudo-dynamic method: Bouaanani and Miquel’s method
Uplift pressure in cracks during earthquakes
Seismic cracking from U/S and D/S faces