HOW CAN I DESIGN DAMS BY USING SAP2000?

dams is already a retaining wall resisting hydrostatic pressure of water so if we can solve it by sap2000 so we can design dam : Wall Resisting Hydrostatic Pressure Concrete E =3600 ksi, Poissons Ratio = 0.2 Boundary Conditions Case 1: Wall clamped at bottom only.
Case 2: Wall clamped at bottom and sides.
To Do Determine maximum Y-direction displacements at top of wall for Case 1 and Case 2 support conditions.
Use joint patterns to apply hydrostatic load.
Water pressure 62.4 lbs/ft3 Note: Our intent is that you try this problem on your own first.
After you have solved it on your own, you can step through our solution if desired.
If you have problems trying to create the model, then follow the steps in our solution.
Solution 1.
Click the drop down box in the status bar to change the units to kip-ft.
2.
From the File menu select New Model From Template….
This displays the Model Templates dialog box.
3.
In this dialog box click on the Shear Wall template button to display the Shear Wall dialog box.
4.
In this dialog box • Type 30 in the Number of Spaces Along X edit box.
• Type 15 in the Number of Spaces Along Z edit box.
• Type 1 Space Width Along X edit box.
• Type 1 Space Width Along Z edit box.
• Click the OK button.
5.
Click the “X” in the top right-hand corner of the 3-D View window to close it.
6.
Click the drop down box in the status bar to change the units to kip-in.
7.
From the Define menu select Materials...
to display the Define Materials dialog box.
Highlight the CONC material and click the Modify/Show Material button to display the Material Property Data dialog box.
8.
In this dialog box: • Verify that the modulus of elasticity is 3600 and poisson’s ratio is 0.2.
• Click the OK button twice to exit the dialog boxes.
9.
Click the drop down box in the status bar to change the units to kip-ft.
10.
Select all of the support joints at the bottom of the wall by “windowing”.
11.
From the Assign menu, choose Joint, and then Restraints… from the submenu.
This will display the Joint Restraints dialog box.
12.
In this dialog box: • Click the fixed base fast restraint button to set all degrees of freedom (U1, U2, U3, R1, R2 and R3) as restrained.
• Click the OK button.
13.
From the Define menu select Joint Patterns...
to display the Define Pattern Names dialog box.
14.
In this dialog box: 15.
Type HYDRO in the edit box in the Patterns area.
16.
Click the Add New Pattern Name button 17.
Click the OK button.
18.
Click the Select All button on the side tool bar.
19.
From the Assign menu select Joint Patterns...
to display the Pattern Data dialog box.
20.
In this dialog box: • Select HYDRO from the Pattern Name drop-down box.
Note: Press the F1 key on the keyboard for context sensitive help on the dialog box illustrating the definition of the Constants.
When finished reading the help, click the “X” in the top right-hand corner of the Help window to close it.
• Type -1 in the Constant C edit box.
• Type 15 in the Constant D edit box.
• Click the OK button.
21.
Click the Select All button on the side tool bar.
22.
From the Assign menu select Shell Static Loads...
and select Pressure… from the submenu to display the Shell Pressure Loads dialog box.
23.
In this dialog box: • Select the By Joint Pattern option.
• Select HYDRO from the Pattern drop-down box.
• Type .0624 in the Multiplier edit box.
• Click the OK button.
24.
Click the Show Undeformed Shape button to remove the displayed joint force assignments.
25.
Click the Run Analysis button to run the analysis.
26.
When the analysis is complete check the messages in the Analysis window (there should be no warnings or errors) and then click the OK button to close the Analysis window.
27.
Right click on the center joint at the top of the wall and note the Y-direction displacement.
28.
Click the Lock/Unlock Model button and click the resulting OK button to unlock the model.
29.
Select the joints along the sides of the model by “windowing” each side separately.
30.
From the Assign menu, choose Joint, and then Restraints…from the submenu.
This will display the Joint Restraints dialog box.
31.
In this dialog box: • Click the fixed base fast restraint button to set all degrees of freedom (U1, U2, U3, R1, R2 and R3) as restrained.
• Click the OK button.
32.
Click the Run Analysis button to run the analysis.
33.
When the analysis is complete check the messages in the Analysis window (there should be no warnings or errors) and then click the OK button to close the Analysis window.
34.
Right click on the center joint at the top of the wall and note the Y-direction displacement.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320591965_DESIGN_AND_STATIC_ANALYSIS_OF_ARCH_DAM_USING_SOFTWARE_SAP2000

sorry brother,

 i think you should try with defferent software, like plaxis, because seapage is an importent part of designing dam.