US Army Corps of Engineers - Gravity Dam Design

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Washington, Department of the Army, 1995. - 88 p.This manual presents analysis and design guidance for concrete gravity dams.The purpose of this manual is to provide technical criteria and guidance for the palnning and design of concrete gravity dams for civil works projects.Table of contentsIntroductionPurposeScopeApplicabilityReferencesTerminilogyGeneral Design ConsiderationsTypes of Concrete Gravity DamsCoordination Between DisciplinesConstruction MaterialsSite SelectionDetermining Foundation StrengthParametersDesign DataConcrete PropertiesFoundation PropertiesLoadsStability AnalysisIntroductionBasic Loading ConditionsDam ProfilesStability ConsiderationsOverturning StabilitySliding StabilityBase PressuresComputer Programs Static and Dynamic Stress AnalysesStress AnalysisDynamic AnalysisDynamic Analysis ProcessInterdisciplinary Criteria for Response to Site-Dependent EarthquakesGeological and Seismological InvestigationsSelecting the Controlling EarthquakesCharacterizing Ground MotionsDynamic Methods of Stress AnasysisTemperature Control of Mass ConcreteIntroductionThermal Properties of ConcreteThermal StudiesTemperature Control MethodsStructural Design ConsiderationsIntroductionContraction and Construction JointsWaterstopsSpillwaySpillway BridgeSpillway PiersOutlet WorksFoundation Grounting and DrainageGalleriesInstrumentationReevaluation of Existing DamsGeneralReevaluationProceduresConsiderations of Deviation from Structural CriteriaStructural Requirements for Remedial MeasureMethods of Improving Stability in Existing StructuresStability on Deep - Seated Failure PlanesExample ProblemRoller - Compacted Concrete Gravity DamsIntroductionConstruction MethodEconomic BenefitsDesign and Construction ConsiderationsAppendixsReferencesGlossaryDerivation of the General Wedge EquationExample Problems - Sliding Analysis for Single And Multiple Wedge Systems