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Seismic induced flow deformation and remediation study of Sardis Dam

University of British Columbia

Previous investigations of the seismic stability of Sardis Dam indicated that the entire central silt core and a weak clayey silt layer in the dam foundation are susceptible to liquefaction which could result in large losses of shear strengths in these liquefied soils. The post-liquefaction behaviour of Sardis Dam was evaluated using new flow deformation analysis technique which was developed by Finn and Yogendrakumar (1989). The analysis showed the potential for large displacements including a great loss of freeboard during the design earthquake. A strategy of designing remedial measures to limit deformations to a tolerable amount was adopted over the conventional factor of safety approach. Various levels of remediations were investigated using TARA-3FL. The remediation procedure adopted for field trials was anchoring the upstream slope to the foundation using rows of rectangular prestressed reinforced concrete piles. Estimating post-liquefaction deformations for this remediation scheme posed challenging problems in analysis.

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2008-09-11

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http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1859

Civil Engineering

University of British Columbia

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