US Army Corps of Engineers - Gravity Dam Design

Washington, Department of the Army, 1995. - 88 p.This manual presents analysis and design guidance for concrete gravity dams.
The purpose of this manual is to provide technical criteria and guidance for the palnning and design of concrete gravity dams for civil works projects.Purpose
Scope
ApplicabilityTerminilogyGeneral Design Considerations
Types of Concrete Gravity Dams
Coordination Between Disciplines
Construction Materials
Site Selection
Determining Foundation Strength
ParametersDesign Data
Concrete Properties
Foundation Properties
LoadsStability AnalysisBasic Loading Conditions
Dam Profiles
Stability Considerations
Overturning Stability
Sliding Stability
Base Pressures
Computer ProgramsStatic and Dynamic Stress Analyses
Stress Analysis
Dynamic Analysis
Dynamic Analysis Process
Interdisciplinary Criteria for Response to Site-Dependent Earthquakes
Geological and Seismological Investigations
Selecting the Controlling Earthquakes
Characterizing Ground Motions
Dynamic Methods of Stress AnasysisTemperature Control of Mass ConcreteThermal Properties of Concrete
Thermal Studies
Temperature Control MethodsStructural Design ConsiderationsContraction and Construction Joints
Waterstops
Spillway
Spillway Bridge
Spillway Piers
Outlet Works
Foundation Grounting and Drainage
Galleries
InstrumentationReevaluation of Existing Dams
General
Reevaluation
Procedures
Considerations of Deviation from Structural Criteria
Structural Requirements for Remedial Measure
Methods of Improving Stability in Existing Structures
Stability on Deep - Seated Failure Planes
Example ProblemRoller - Compacted Concrete Gravity DamsConstruction Method
Economic Benefits
Design and Construction ConsiderationsAppendixsDerivation of the General Wedge Equation
Example Problems - Sliding Analysis for Single And Multiple Wedge Systems