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Response Of An Arch Dam To Non-Uniform Excitation Generated By A Seismic Wave Scattering Model, Reza Tarinejad, Rouzbeh Fatehi Shomeh, Ronald S. Harichandran
Response Of An Arch Dam To Non-Uniform Excitation Generated By A Seismic Wave Scattering Model, Reza Tarinejad, Rouzbeh Fatehi Shomeh, Ronald S. Harichandran
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Non-uniform ground motions are generated based on a single record available at a site and seismic wave scattering analysis. The Chino Hills 2008 earthquake records at the Pacoima Dam site are used to indicate the accuracy of the method. Dynamic analysis of the Pacoima dam-reservoir-foundation under uniform and non-uniform ground motions is carried out using the EACD-3D2008 software, and the results are compared to recorded responses at different locations on the dam. There is good agreement between computed and recorded displacements of the dam for non-uniform excitation. For uniform excitation, the displacements are underestimated in comparison with those obtained from …