FLAC2D Tutorial: Embankment Dam

A three-part tutorial using FLAC2D 9.0 to calculate the total and effective stresses and waterflow for a 2D analysis of a homogeneous embankment dam.

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Instructor

Richard Armstrong

Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering - CSU Sacramento

Dr. Armstrong is a geotechnical earthquake engineer with research and project experience in the seismic evaluation of dams and other water resource structures. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at CSU, Sacramento in mechanics, computer programing, and geotechnical earthquake engineering and has provided training in FLAC through Geoanalysis Support (www.geoanalysis.support). He has used FLAC software for over 20 years.

Part 1

Overview of problem, use of Sketch to develop an unstructured mesh, calculation of stresses for dry embankment dam

Part 2

Steady-state seepage analysis of embankment dam to calculate pore-water pressures and use of FISH function to calculate flow into embankment drain

Part 3

Utilization of FISH function to update soil densities and mechanical equilibrium to recalculate effective stresses in embankment dam

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