Displacement-Based Back-Analysis of the Model Parameters of the Nuozhadu High Earth-Rockfill Dam [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2014 The parameters of the constitutive model, the creep model, and the wetting model of materials of the Nuozhadu high earth-rockfill dam were back-analyzed together based on field monitoring displacement data by employing an intelligent back-analysis method.
Yongkang Wu +4 more
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An End-to-End Particle Gradation Detection Method for Earth–Rockfill Dams from Images Using an Enhanced YOLOv8-Seg Model [PDF]
SensorsRockfill particle gradation significantly influences mechanical performance in earth–rockfill dam construction, yet on-site screening is often time-consuming, labor-intensive, and structurally invasive.
Yu Tang +5 more
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Study on Stability Reduction Characteristics of Earth and Rockfill Dams under Rapid Drawdown Using Fully Coupled Seepage-Stress Analysis [PDF]
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2022 It can be a great expense to examine individually the stability of earth and rockfill dams on rapid drawdown in civil engineering practice. The aim of this present work is to clarify the safe type on the rapid drawdown among the most common types of ...
Yong Nam Ri +4 more
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Dynamic Risk Evaluation and Early Warning of Crest Cracking for High Earth-Rockfill Dams through Bayesian Parameter Updating [PDF]
Applied Sciences, 2020 Crest cracking is one of the most common damage types for high earth-rockfill dams. Cracking risk of dam crest is closely related to the duration of abnormal deformation state. In this paper, a methodology for dynamic risk evaluation and early warning of
Yongfei Wang +5 more
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Comparison between Duncan and Chang’s EB Model and the Generalized Plasticity Model in the Analysis of a High Earth-Rockfill Dam [PDF]
Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2013 Nonlinear elastic model and elastoplastic model are two main kinds of constitutive models of soil, which are widely used in the numerical analyses of soil structure. In this study, Duncan and Chang's EB model and the generalized plasticity model proposed
Weixin Dong +3 more
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Assessment of the Upstream Slope Stability of Darbandikhan Rockfill Dam during Drawdown [PDF]
ARO-The Scientific Journal of Koya University, 2021 Earth and rockfill dams face a variety of loading conditions during lifetime. One of the most critical loading conditions is the rapid drawdown of water level after steady state conditions.
Sirwan Gh. Salim, Krikar M. G. Noori
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Structural Health Monitoring of Dams Based on Acoustic Monitoring, Deep Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and a CUSUM Control Algorithm [PDF]
Sensors, 2022 Internal erosion is the most important failure mechanism of earth and rockfill dams. Since this type of erosion develops internally and silently, methodologies of data acquisition and processing for dam monitoring are crucial to guarantee a safe ...
Luan Carlos de Sena Monteiro Ozelim +12 more
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As-Built Inventory and Deformation Analysis of a High Rockfill Dam under Construction with Terrestrial Laser Scanning [PDF]
Sensors, 2022 The construction of large earth/rock fill dams, albeit its remarkable progress, still relies largely on past experiences. Therefore, a comprehensive yet dependable monitoring program is particularly beneficial for guiding the practice.
Peiwei Xiao +5 more
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Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing in Earth and Rockfill Dam Using Extended Finite Element Method [PDF]
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2018 Hydraulic fracturing is one of the most important factors affecting the safety of earth and rockfill dam. In this paper, the extended finite element method (XFEM) is used to simulate the hydraulic fracturing behavior in an actual high earth and rockfill ...
Enyue Ji +4 more
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Study on the Freeze-Thaw Problems in the Winter Construction of the Lianghekou Earth-Core Rockfill Dam and the Countermeasures for Prevention [PDF]
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2021 Winter construction in seasonally frozen soil areas is inevitable. The variation of ambient temperature causes the freeze-thaw of the filling soils and its impact is significant, and whether the countermeasures can be effectively established and adopted ...
Qihao Yu +6 more
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