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Buttress dams were constructed mainly in early 20th century when labor was cheap and materials were expensive. Buttress dams reduced the concrete required to build a typical gravity dam by as much as 60 percent. For [[stability]], these relatively light structures required upstream sloping water barriers resulting in the water force acting downward. These structures were designed to carry load in | [[Buttress Dams|Buttress dams]] were constructed mainly in early 20th century when labor was cheap and materials were expensive. Buttress dams reduced the concrete required to build a typical gravity dam by as much as 60 percent. For [[stability]], these relatively light structures required upstream sloping water barriers resulting in the water force acting downward. These structures were designed to carry load in the streamwise direction, but typically did not consider [[seismic]] or other loadings in the cross-stream direction and are therefore vulnerable to these conditions.<ref name="Buttress">[https://www.usbr.gov/ssle/damsafety/risk/BestPractices/Presentations/E5-ButtressDamsPP.pdf Buttress Dams (United States Bureau of Reclamation, 2019)]</ref> | ||
Finite element analyses of an entire buttress structure is needed to understand the [[structural]] response. Cracking or yielding of reinforced concrete members does not necessarily equal dam failure for buttress-type structures.<ref name="Buttress"/> | Finite element analyses of an entire buttress structure is needed to understand the [[structural]] response. Cracking or yielding of [[Reinforced Concrete|reinforced concrete]] members does not necessarily equal dam failure for buttress-type structures.<ref name="Buttress"/> | ||
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Buttress dams were constructed mainly in early 20th century when labor was cheap and materials were expensive. Buttress dams reduced the concrete required to build a typical gravity dam by as much as 60 percent. For stability, these relatively light structures required upstream sloping water barriers resulting in the water force acting downward. These structures were designed to carry load in the streamwise direction, but typically did not consider seismic or other loadings in the cross-stream direction and are therefore vulnerable to these conditions.[1]
Finite element analyses of an entire buttress structure is needed to understand the structural response. Cracking or yielding of reinforced concrete members does not necessarily equal dam failure for buttress-type structures.[1]
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Revision Date: 12/13/2022