THE possible effect of earthquakes has been taken into account in the building of the Shasta Dam (Earthquake Notes, Eastern Section, Seismological Society of America, 15, Nos. 1 and 2, Sept. 1943 ...

An accurate knowledge of this uplift pressure and of the nature of its distribution is of fundamental importance for the ... Uplift Pressure on Dams. Nature 137, 1005 (1936). https ...

KOCHI: The 126-year-old Mullaperiyar dam, which is a composite gravity dam (combination of ... There would be an exponential increase in water pressure and uplift pressure acting on the dam when ...

The corps is also working on a $1.9 million project to install additional instruments at the dam to measure uplift pressure and stress on cracks in the concrete.