Hydrodynamic pressures on sloping dams during earthquakes. Part 2. Exact theory
- 12 July 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Vol. 87 (2) , 343-348
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112078001640
Abstract
The equations for the earthquake forces on a rigid dam with an inclined upstream face of constant slope are solved exactly by two-dimensional potential-flow theory. The distribution of the hydrodynamic pressure along the upstream face and the total horizontal, vertical and normal loads on the dam are computed from the integral solutions. The results obtained from the exact theory are compared with those derived from the momentum-balance method and there is reasonable agreement.Keywords
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