Abstract: In practical seismic stability analyses of gravity dams, it is common to (1) oversimplify irregular dam-rock interfaces, (2) neglect the effects of cohesion and tensile strength, and (3) ignore the effects of vertical ...

Abstract: In practical seismic stability analyses of gravity dams, it is common to (1) oversimplify irregular dam-rock interfaces, (2) neglect the effects of cohesion and tensile strength, and (3) ignore the effects ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the effects of rock foundation roughness on the shear strength of dam–rock interfaces and dam sliding stability. For this purpose, bathymetric and light detection and ranging (LiDAR) surveys of ...