Effect of material uncertainty on stochastic response of dams


Haciefendioglu K.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING, vol.163, no.2, pp.83-89, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 163 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1680/geng.2010.163.2.83
  • Journal Name: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.83-89
  • Keywords: embankments, geotechnical engineering, risk & probability analysis, FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS, SEISMIC RESPONSE, VARIABILITY, EARTH, FOUNDATION
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The present research considers the effect of uncertain material parameters on the stochastic dynamic response of an asphaltic lining dam-foundation system subjected to both stationary and non-stationary random excitation. The uncertain material parameters of interest are the shear modulus and mass density, which are modelled using a log-normal distribution. The Monte Carlo simulation method determines the stochastic seismic response of the dam-foundation system to spatially varying ground motion with uncertain material parameters. Consideration of the spatial variability of ground motion incorporates incoherence and wave passage effects from both stationary and non-stationary random excitations. A Heaviside modulating function is used throughout the study for the non-stationary responses. The results obtained indicate that variability of the shear modulus should be included in a stochastic dynamic analysis of an asphaltic lining dam-foundation system, but variability of the mass density can be neglected. Also, from the results, stationarity is a reasonable assumption for asphaltic lining dams in response to typical durations of strong shaking.