Tevfik Denizhan Muftuoglu

Optimization-based seismic stability assessment of rockfill dams considering friction angle sensitivity and probabilistic uncertainty

Rockfill dams draw nearly all of their shear resistance from the internal friction angle (ϕ) of the fill, yet design practice still treats ϕ as a fixed input and rarely traces how its variability propagates into seismic safety and construction cost. This study quantifies that propagation and asks whether the resulting...