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Published July 15, 1978 | public
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Hydrodynamic pressures on sloping dams during earthquakes. Part 2. Exact theory

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.

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Copyright © 1978 Cambridge University Press. Reprinted with permission. (Received 5 October 1977 and in revised form 6 December 1977) The author is indebted to Professor Sir James Lighthill, Professor Theodore Y. Wu and Professor George W. Housner for valueble suggestions and comments. This work was sponsored by the National Science Foundation, under Grant PFR 77-16085.

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