Resource

Spillway Wall Structural Capacity

Resource Type
Reports
Reference Title
Spillway Wall Structural Capacity
Author/Presenter
Koltuniuk, Roman M.
Organization/Agency
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Department of the Interior
Year
2014
Document Number
USBR Report DSO-2015-01
Abstract/Additional Information

This report compares how well finite element analyses of spillway counterforted walls match lab tests of a model of a typical counterforted wall. This is part of an ongoing validation study to gain confidence in using finite element models to predict the seismic performance of dams.

URL(s)
https://www.usbr.gov/ssle/damsafety/TechDev/DSOTechDev/DSO-2015-01.pdf