ANALYSIS OF THE CONSTRUCTION BEHAVIOUR OF WESTERN DESERT HORAN DAM H-2

Abstract

Abstract:Horan Dam H-2 is earth dam located 18 km NE of Al- Rutba city one each of Anbar government. Horan wadi is located in stable zone of Iraq. No major folded and faulted structures exists in this area. The aim of this research involve the analysis of the construction behaviour for the dam body because of its important in saving the rainfall which used in agriculture and resist the desert increment in west of Iraq . The soil parameters which used in Geo-Slope program obtain from geological study and soil investigation report by (NCCL). The finite element method applied in this study with elastic-plastic soil model. The results analysis show that the dam body is stable and the choose of soil shear strength parameters have great effect on dam stability. The purpose of this analysis to reduce the risk of use this earth structures when engineering construction build on it.