Stydying the effect of weight on Time- Dependent Behavior of Gotvand dam Foundation

Gotvand rock fill dam is being constrcted on Karun river located in Khoozestan province south of Iran. The dam is foung on Aghagari formation which is consisted of mudstone and sandstone layers. These layers are intermittent of weak to medium strength with uniaxial compressive strength 15 and 25 MPa respectibely. Some regional factors as continuous unloading caused by river flood washed off and horizontal tectonic loading have created a local anticline in the foundation of dam. According to previous analyses, results have shown that this folding will continue over the time. In this research effect of the dam weight on time d- dependant deformation of the dam foundation has been studied.