Investigation of the Reservoir Effects on the Response of Arch Dam Under Blast Loading

Abstract Safety evaluation of concrete dam under critical situations such as blast loading has gained importance in recent years due to the great number of accidental events and terrorist bombing attacks. In the present study, the dynamic response of Karun IV double curved concrete arch dam under air blast loading has is evaluated. A finite element model of dam-reservoir-foundation system is built using abaqus software. The result show water level of the reservoir of dam and charge weight has not significant effect on arch dam response.