Seismic Fortification Analysis of the Guoduo Gravity Dam in Tibet, China

Table 1

Physical-mechanical parameters of the concrete dam, the rock mass, and faults.

Material	Density (t/m^3)	Permit load (MPa)	Elastic modulus (GPa)	Poisson’s ratio	Effective shear; strength
					(MPa)
Dam (concrete)	2.40	2.0	22	0.167	0.90	1.2
III2A	2.61	3.4	8.8	0.32	0.70	0.80
III1A	2.70	5.0	17.0	0.30	0.90	1.00
IV2B	2.63	2.0	6.0	0.30	0.50	0.70
IV1B	2.68	3.5	9.0	0.28	0.80	0.90
Weak rock layer of right bank	2.4	1.0	1.5	0.30	0.05	0.40
Fault f2	2.4	1.0	1.5	0.30	0.05	0.35
Fault f3	2.4	1.0	1.5	0.30	0.05	0.35
Fault f4	2.4	1.0	1.5	0.30	0.05	0.35
Fault f5	2.4	1.0	1.5	0.30	0.05	0.35
Fault f7	2.4	1.0	1.5	0.30	0.05	0.35