Abstract: A simplified cost‐effective analytical‐numerical procedure is developed for the nonlinear hysteretic seismic analysis of three‐dimensional (3‐D) nonhomogeneous, one‐zone earth dams. The procedure can be applied efficiently ...

Abstract: The procedure outlined in the companion paper is applied to compute the nonlinear response of an earth dam to a 3‐D input strong motion with recorded maximum acceleration of 1.2 g (in the upstream‐downstream direction). ...

Abstract: La Villita is a 60 m high earth and rockfill dam located 350 km southwest of Mexico City, Mexico. Since its construction the dam has been subjected to six major earthquakes, of which five are believed to be responsible for ...

Abstract: A simplified analysis procedure for the nonlinear hysteretic dynamic response of soil or structural systems, or both, is presented. The method is based on a Galerkin formulation of the equations of motion in which the ...

Abstract: A simplified analytical‐numerical method for analyzing the nonlinear earthquake response of earth dams, modeled as two‐dimensional, nonhomogeneous shear wedges in rectangular canyons, is presented. The method takes into ...

Abstract: The method presented in the companion paper is applied herein to analyze the nonlinear earthquake response of an earth dam; the entire time history of the response quantities, including permanent deformation of the dam, ...