Limits of limit equilibrium and finite element techniques applied to cracked debris dams on collapsing foundations

Author

Stanley Soliday Jr., Portland State University

Sponsor

Portland State University. Department of Civil Engineering

First Advisor

Trevor D. Smith

Date of Publication

1991

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE)

Department

Civil Engineering

Language

English

Subjects

Dam failures -- Computer simulation, Finite element method, Earth dams, Soil consolidation

DOI

10.15760/etd.6306

Physical Description

1 online resource (185 p.)

Abstract

Limits of slope stability, limit equilibrium methods, and of the finite element code FEADAM are reached in the application of these methods to the problem of cracked dams constructed on collapsing soils.

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Persistent Identifier

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Recommended Citation

Soliday, Stanley Jr., "Limits of limit equilibrium and finite element techniques applied to cracked debris dams on collapsing foundations" (1991). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4428.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.6306