the behavior of earth dams has particular complexities against dynamic forces and its assessment requiresdetailed and scientific analysis. the farrokhi earth dam is a heterogeneous type with vertical clay core, built 150 km away from birjand and 41 km away from qaen on the farrokhi river. there are concernsregarding the stability of this dam in the event of a future severe earthquake especially...

a few of the presented soil behavior models are capable of predicting the triggering and post liquefaction and also shear band mechanism through the soil media. the assessment of earth-dam body behavior as a soil structure made of cohesive soil in core and non-cohesive soil as the core supports, including water interaction at upstream through earthquake upon a multi-line constitutive equations ...

iran is an active seismic region. earthquake damage is commonly controlled by three interacting factors including source and path characteristics, local geological and geotechnical conditions and type of the structures. obviously, all of this would require analysis and presentation of a large amount of geological, seismological and geotechnical data. in this paper, nonlinear geotechnical seismi...

The rockfill structures are widely constructed throughout the world and rockfills are largely used in these structures as main materials or filler materials. In the crust of earth dams, the rockfill materials role is to stabilize the body of the dam, however, the behavior of these materials in Particular their shear strength is not fully understood. In order to investigate the possible effects ...

Evaluating rock masses for dam foundations, especially heterogeneous (flysch), becomes imperative and requires accurate geomechanical classifications. The rocks at the Kanarwe river basin, a proposed site (Goma-Qazan near Khewata, Sura Qalat villages), mainly consist of interlaying massive carbonate Aqra Formation with flysch Tanjero Formation. Therefore, selecting appropriate types is challeng...