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Assessment of crack resistance of ultra-high earth core rockfill dam by pore pressure
Magazine of Civil Engineering, 2022 An important problem at construction of high earth core rockfill dams (ECRD) is danger of hydraulic fracturing of their seepage control element. It is usually considered that the cause of hydraulic fracturing is presence of micro cracks in the core ...
Sainov Mikhail
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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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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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Major Technologies for Safe Construction of High Earth-Rockfill Dams
Engineering, 2016 The earth-rockfill dam is one of the primary dam types in the selection of high dams to be constructed in Western China, since it is characterized by favorable adaptability of the dam foundation; full utilization of local earth, rock, and building ...
Hongqi Ma, Fudong Chi
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EARTH CORE ROCKFILL DAM: INTERACTION OF WATER AND SOIL
International Journal for Computational Civil and Structural EngineeringAccuracy of results of numerical modeling of the structure stress-strain state (SSS) depends on adequacy of design scheme. At elaboration of design scheme of an embankment dam the important aspect is selection of force loads from water. Water medium may
Mikhail Sainov, Aleksandr Boldin
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Estimation of Seismically-Induced Crest Settlement of Earth Core Rockfill Dams
Applied Sciences, 2019 The settlement at the dam crest induced by earthquake loading is an important design parameter widely used to evaluate the seismic performance of dams.
Ki-Chun Park +4 more
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Magazine of Civil EngineeringIn the clayey core of the rockfill dam, pore pressure always appears, which may present a serious threat to the dam safety. Therefore, in the middle of the 20th century, there started the development a theory of clayey soil consolidation in cores of ...
Sainov Mikhail, Boldin Aleksandr
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BuildingsAsphalt concrete core dams (ACCDs) have been widely constructed in Xinjiang, yet the design of materials and structures has mainly relied on empirical knowledge without substantial theoretical grounding.
Hao Li +4 more
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Journal of Hydrology: Regional StudiesStudy region: Lianghekou hydropower station (LHS). Study focus: This study investigates the ground temperature (Tg) variations of the short-term frozen ground. New hydrological insights for the region: Results reveal that moisture content exerts the most
Xiuling Ren +5 more
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Buildings, 2022 With the increasing height of rockfill dams, detailed and effective numerical simulation for the dam design and construction has become increasingly important.
Xiongxiong Zhou, Bo Wu, Li Li
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