Numerical Analysis of Keddara Dam under Seismic Motion

Abstract:

The Boumerdes earthquake of May 21, 2003 in Algeria, which widely felt within a radius of ~ 400 km, caused damage in five provinces. Numerous structures have been devastated, others suffered of damages. Keddara rockfill dam which is situated approximately at 20 km from the epicentre was strongly shaken during this seismic event and can undergo significant deformations. In this study, numerical analysis of Keddara rockfill dam under Boumerdes earthquake is performed. It is mainly focus on the seismic amplification at different level of the dam under the main shock with dominant frequency close to the natural frequency of the dam. The low coherence between the input and the structural output indicates the need of nonlinear analysis of the dam under the spatial variation in excitation. Furthermore, the effect of plasticity on the seismic response is investigated by using maximum acceleration which is one of the most important properties selected. The analysis of the dam under stochastic non-uniform excitation is conducted using a 2-D finite difference modeling by using the software Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua (FLAC). The final results obtained after successive analyses on the dam configuration incorporating the nonlinear soil properties are presented.

• Periodical: International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa (Volume 40)
• Pages: 47-62
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/JERA.40.47
• Online since: December 2018
• Authors: Samia Louadj*, Ramdane Bahar, Nasser Laouami
• Keywords: Coherency Function, Dynamic Properties, Nonlinear Model, Rockfill Dam, Seismic Amplification, Spatial Variations

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