| Fundamental period of embankment dams based on strong motion records |
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학술지명 U.S. Society on Dams Annual Conference
저자 박동순
발표일 2018-05-02
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The fundamental period (Tn) of a dam is an important seismic parameter, as the dynamic response of a dam is primarily influenced by the dominant period of shaking motion and its proximity to the fundamental period of the dam. In this study, the strong motion database published by the Japan Commission on Large Dams in 2014 was analyzed for 190 shaking events (due to 54 earthquakes) pertaining to 60embankment dams. The data were recorded during 1978?2012. The paper presents the fundamental period characteristics in conjunction with the correlations to shaking intensity and dam geometry effect. Regression-fitted prediction equations and curves between the correlation parameters are proposed with respect to the degree of uncertainty along the stream, dam axis, and vertical directions. Even with the scatter, it is confirmed that there is a broad proportionality between Tn and the dam height and between Tn and the PGA. In most cases, Tn in the vertical direction is lower than those in the two horizontal directions. As the fundamental period excluding the dam height effect, Tn/H is also nonlinearly proportional to the aspect ratio L/H. The proposed equations could be useful in practice for estimating the seismic response in the preliminary stages of design and for seismic evaluation. |