Application of the United States’ designing standard to design a radial gates under earthquake loading: an example by SAP2000

Abstract

      "Design of Spillway Tainter Gates - Engineering and Design, EM 1110-2-2702" of the United States defines that in designing a radial gate under earthquake loading the hydrodynamic pressure, which is caused by earthquake, should be computed by the Westergaard formula and it is seen as an equivalent mass of water cemented on the surface of radial gate and move along with radial gate structure. In present, application of SAP 2000 is a very effective method to solve this problem. This paper presents a real example to prove the above statement.