Nonlinear Seismic Analysis of Morrow Point Dam: A Study for the United States Bureau of Reclamation

Noble, C R ; Solberg, J

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

关键词: Dams;    Us Bureau Of Reclamation;    Safeguards;    42 Engineering;    Safety;   

DOI  :  10.2172/15013970
RP-ID  :  UCRL-TR-202545
RP-ID  :  W-7405-ENG-48
RP-ID  :  15013970

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This research and development project was sponsored by the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), who are best known for the dams, power plants, and canals it constructed in the 17 western states. The mission statement of the USBR's Dam Safety Office, located in Denver, Colorado, is ''to ensure Reclamation dams do not present unacceptable risk to people, property, and the environment.'' The Dam Safety Office does this by quickly identifying the dams which pose an increased threat to the public, and quickly completing the related analyses in order to make decisions that will safeguard the public and associated resources. The research study described in this report constitutes one element of USBR's research and development work to advance their computational and analysis capabilities for studying the response of dams to strong earthquake motions. This project focused on the seismic response of Morrow Point Dam, which is located 263 km southwest of Denver, Colorado.