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Hydrodynamic pressures on sloping dams during earthquakes. Part 2. Exact theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2006

Allen T. Chwang
Allen T. Chwang
Affiliation:
Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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Abstract

The equations for the earthquake forces on a rigid dam with an inclined upstream face of constant slope are solved exactly by two-dimensional potential-flow theory. The distribution of the hydrodynamic pressure along the upstream face and the total horizontal, vertical and normal loads on the dam are computed from the integral solutions. The results obtained from the exact theory are compared with those derived from the momentum-balance method and there is reasonable agreement.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 87 , Issue 2 , 26 July 1978 , pp. 343 - 348
Copyright
© 1978 Cambridge University Press

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References

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