Loads / Load Cases
There are a variety of forces against which a dam should be designed to adequately resist including but not limited to: self-weight, static water pressures, wave pressures, sediment buildup pressures, uplift water pressures, wind pressures, thermal loads, ice pressures, and earthquake forces.
Best Practices Resources
Ice Engineering (EM 1110-2-1612) (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Trainings
On-Demand Webinar: Introduction to Concrete Gravity Dams
On-Demand Webinar: Analysis of Concrete Arch Dams
On-Demand Webinar: Stability Evaluations of Concrete Dams
On-Demand Webinar: Uplift and Drainage for Concrete Dams and Spillways
On-Demand Webinar: Seismic Stability Evaluation of Earth Dams
On-Demand Webinar: Earthquake Hazards, Ground Motions and Dynamic Response
On-Demand Webinar: Delhi Dam – A Compound Failure
On-Demand Webinar: Current Trends in the Seismic Analysis of Embankment Dams
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Revision ID: 4158
Revision Date: 11/14/2022