SEISMIC SAFETY EVALUATION OF HIGH CONCRETE DAMS PART II:EARTHQUAKE BEHAVIOR OF ARCH DAMS: CASE STUDY

摘要

A case study on the Dagangshan arch dam to resist the design earthquake using state-of-the-art techniques is performed considering different input mechanisms, nonlinearity of contraction joint opening, damage fracture behavior and strengthening of the dam and then some concluding remarks are given.