TY - GEN
T1 - Risk evaluation and reliability-based design of earth-fill dams
AU - Nishimura, S.
AU - Murakami, A.
AU - Fujisawa, K.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - A reliability-based design for the improvement of earth-fill dams is discussed in this study, and the effect of improving of the embankment is evaluated in relation to the safety of the embankment against earthquakes. An inclined core is considered here as the means of improvement for the earth-fill embankment. To evaluate the stability of earth-fill dams, the elasto-viscoplastic finite element method (EVP-FEM) is used. Then, combining the Monte Carlo method with the EVP-FEM, the expected damage costs are calculated. Finally, the effect of this improvement is evaluated by comparing the total costs before and after the restoration of the embankment.
AB - A reliability-based design for the improvement of earth-fill dams is discussed in this study, and the effect of improving of the embankment is evaluated in relation to the safety of the embankment against earthquakes. An inclined core is considered here as the means of improvement for the earth-fill embankment. To evaluate the stability of earth-fill dams, the elasto-viscoplastic finite element method (EVP-FEM) is used. Then, combining the Monte Carlo method with the EVP-FEM, the expected damage costs are calculated. Finally, the effect of this improvement is evaluated by comparing the total costs before and after the restoration of the embankment.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84859867953
SN - 9780415804820
T3 - Prediction and Simulation Methods for Geohazard Mitigation - Proceedings of the International Symposium on Prediction and Simulation Methods for Geohazard Mitigation, IS-KYOTO 2009
SP - 547
EP - 552
BT - Prediction and Simulation Methods for Geohazard Mitigation - Proceedings of the International Symposium on Prediction and Simulation Methods for Geohazard Mitigation, IS-KYOTO 2009
T2 - International Symposium on Prediction and Simulation Methods for Geohazard Mitigation, IS-KYOTO 2009
Y2 - 25 May 2009 through 27 May 2009
ER -