Shear resistance for concrete dams: Laboratory tests

• Main Author: Colio Gutiérrez, Manuel
• Other Authors: Lia, Leif, Jørstad, Olav, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Fakultet for ingeniørvitenskap og teknologi, Institutt for vann- og miljøteknikk
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Institutt for vann- og miljøteknikk 2013
• Subjects: Barton; Lulea; Max Peak; Luleå
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/242396

The Mohr-Coulomb shear strength failure criterion is used nowadays by most of the countries in their guidelines to estimate the shear capacity between the dam and the foundation. However, the Mohr-Coulomb model does not take into consideration the roughness of the concrete-to-rock interface. The fac...