Resource

Design Criteria for Concrete Arch and Gravity Dams

Resource Type
Guidelines, Technical Manuals, Reference Books
Reference Title
Design Criteria for Concrete Arch and Gravity Dams
Organization/Agency
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Department of the Interior
Year
1977
Abstract/Additional Information

Contents: Preface; Introduction; Design Philosophy
Part I-ARCH DAMS; Concrete Properties-Static; Strength; Elastic Properties; Thermal Properties; Concrete Propertiee-Dynamic; Strength; Elastic Properties; Average Properties..; Foundation Properties; Deformation Modulus; Shear Strength; Pore Pressure and Permeability; Treatment; Compressive and Tensile Strength; VLoads; Reservoir and Tailwater Loads; Temperature; Internal Hydrostatic Pressures; Dead Load; Ice; Silt; Earthquake; Load Combinations; Configuration of Dam and Foundation; Cracking; Factors of Safety; Bibliography
Part II-GRAVITY DAMS; Concrete Properties-Static; Strength; Elastic Properties; Thermal Properties; Concrete Properties-Dynamic; Strength; Elastic Properties; AverageProperties; Foundation Properties; Deformation Modulus; Shear Strength; Pore Pressure and Permeability; Treatment; Compressive and Tensile Strength; Loads; Reservoir and Tailwater Loads; Temperature; Internal Hydrostatic Pressures; Dead Load; Ice; Silt; Earthquake; Load Combinations; Configuration of Dam and Foundation; Cracking; Factors of Safety; Bibliography; FIGURES; 1. Shear resistance on an existing joint in rock foundation of an arch dam; 2. Arch abutment shaping criteria; 3. Shear resistance on an existing joint in rock foundation of a gravity; dam; 4. Measured and computed uplift pressures for Shasta Dam; 5. Diagrams of base pressures acting on a gravity dam

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