Modelling the SM-3 dam, Quebec, Canada

The analysis of dam behaviour is an important issue within engineering practice. It is important to carry out a good interpretation of the data related to dams, whose materials should be characterized as well as their behavior in the dam. In this way, their behaviour can be properly understood and u...

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Autor: Aguirre Errecalde, Isabel
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099.1/17875
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Palabra clave:Dams
Structural analysis (Engineering)
Preses (Enginyeria)
Estructures, Teoria de les
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Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geotècnia
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spelling Modelling the SM-3 dam, Quebec, CanadaAguirre Errecalde, IsabelDamsStructural analysis (Engineering)Preses (Enginyeria)Estructures, Teoria de lesÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Enginyeria hidràulica, marítima i sanitària::Embassaments i presesÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::GeotècniaThe analysis of dam behaviour is an important issue within engineering practice. It is important to carry out a good interpretation of the data related to dams, whose materials should be characterized as well as their behavior in the dam. In this way, their behaviour can be properly understood and used in the future dam design and construction. Likewise, it is very important to conduct a thorough study of the factors affecting the behaviour of embankment dams, because it has to be ensured their integrity to avoid any catastrophe. In this Thesis, an earth and rockfill dam (Saint-Marguerite 3 dam), built in Quebec (Canada) between 1996 and 1998, is analyzed. (...) This Thesis presents the interpretation and a numerical analysis of the dam by the finite element method. (...) Starting from the data available and laboratory tests, which were performed on the materials forming the dam, the calibration of the parameters was carried out. Once the parameters were estimated, the construction, impoundment and operation of the dam were modeled. The calculated results are discussed and compared with field measurements in terms of displacements of the upstream and downstream rockfill shells. Finally, there were exposed the conclusions that have been drawn from the overall study.Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaPinyol Puigmartí, Núria MercèAlonso Pérez de Agreda, EduardoKonrad, Jean-Marie20122012-07-0120132013-04-08master thesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_bdccNAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2099.1/17875reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099.1/178752026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Modelling the SM-3 dam, Quebec, Canada
title Modelling the SM-3 dam, Quebec, Canada
spellingShingle Modelling the SM-3 dam, Quebec, Canada
Aguirre Errecalde, Isabel
Dams
Structural analysis (Engineering)
Preses (Enginyeria)
Estructures, Teoria de les
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Enginyeria hidràulica, marítima i sanitària::Embassaments i preses
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geotècnia
title_short Modelling the SM-3 dam, Quebec, Canada
title_full Modelling the SM-3 dam, Quebec, Canada
title_fullStr Modelling the SM-3 dam, Quebec, Canada
title_full_unstemmed Modelling the SM-3 dam, Quebec, Canada
title_sort Modelling the SM-3 dam, Quebec, Canada
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Aguirre Errecalde, Isabel
author Aguirre Errecalde, Isabel
author_facet Aguirre Errecalde, Isabel
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Pinyol Puigmartí, Núria Mercè
Alonso Pérez de Agreda, Eduardo
Konrad, Jean-Marie
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Dams
Structural analysis (Engineering)
Preses (Enginyeria)
Estructures, Teoria de les
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Enginyeria hidràulica, marítima i sanitària::Embassaments i preses
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geotècnia
topic Dams
Structural analysis (Engineering)
Preses (Enginyeria)
Estructures, Teoria de les
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Enginyeria hidràulica, marítima i sanitària::Embassaments i preses
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geotècnia
description The analysis of dam behaviour is an important issue within engineering practice. It is important to carry out a good interpretation of the data related to dams, whose materials should be characterized as well as their behavior in the dam. In this way, their behaviour can be properly understood and used in the future dam design and construction. Likewise, it is very important to conduct a thorough study of the factors affecting the behaviour of embankment dams, because it has to be ensured their integrity to avoid any catastrophe. In this Thesis, an earth and rockfill dam (Saint-Marguerite 3 dam), built in Quebec (Canada) between 1996 and 1998, is analyzed. (...) This Thesis presents the interpretation and a numerical analysis of the dam by the finite element method. (...) Starting from the data available and laboratory tests, which were performed on the materials forming the dam, the calibration of the parameters was carried out. Once the parameters were estimated, the construction, impoundment and operation of the dam were modeled. The calculated results are discussed and compared with field measurements in terms of displacements of the upstream and downstream rockfill shells. Finally, there were exposed the conclusions that have been drawn from the overall study.
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