Ductility of lightly reinforced concrete hydraulic structures /

determining the ductility of an existing lightly

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Raines, Amy Lynette, 1968-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:determining the ductility of an existing lightly
facilitated by the presence of in-plane walls. However,
In the past, intake towers built by the Corp of Engineers
inelastic deformation. The analyses, performed with
larger ductility values were calculated for reservoirs
modeled using DRAIN-2DX, a dynamic analysis program for
personal computers which incorporates the effects of
ratios below code specified minimums was selected and
redistribute loads away from yielded sections. Also,
reinforced concrete hydraulic structure. An intake
the calculated ductility values may be exaggerated due to
the elastic panel elements in the model which
This study investigates an economic approach to
three separate earthquake acceleration time histories for
tower, typical of older structure, with reinforcing steel
values. The results indicate that ductility is
various model conditions, produced a range of ductility
were designed without consideration of seismic effects.
with water than for empty reservoirs.
Item Description:"Major subject: Civil Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xvi, 104 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.