Location

New York, New York

Date

15 Apr 2004, 1:00pm - 2:45pm

Abstract

Tianshengqiao concrete-faced rockfill dam (CFRD), with a maximum height of 178m, is the highest dam of the same kind in China and the second highest in the world. During the construction of the dam, some problems special for high CFRDs occurred, such as deficient of cushion layer and separation of concrete slab from cushion layer. In this paper, a finite element analysis is made to understand the deformation of the cushion layer and the separation between the slab and the cushion. Direct constraints method and Coulomb friction law are used to simulate the contact behavior between the deformable concrete slab and the cushion layer. The methods are shown to be effective through a comparison of the numerical results with in-situ measurements. The mechanism of occurrence of the separation between the slab and the cushion is discussed. Valuable suggestions are made for further design and construction of high concrete-faced rockfill dams.

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Meeting Name

5th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Document Version

Final Version

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© 2004 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.

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Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

File Type

text

Language

English

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Contact Analysis of Separation Between Concrete Slab and Cushion Layer in Tianshengqiao Concrete-Faced Rockfill Dam

New York, New York

Tianshengqiao concrete-faced rockfill dam (CFRD), with a maximum height of 178m, is the highest dam of the same kind in China and the second highest in the world. During the construction of the dam, some problems special for high CFRDs occurred, such as deficient of cushion layer and separation of concrete slab from cushion layer. In this paper, a finite element analysis is made to understand the deformation of the cushion layer and the separation between the slab and the cushion. Direct constraints method and Coulomb friction law are used to simulate the contact behavior between the deformable concrete slab and the cushion layer. The methods are shown to be effective through a comparison of the numerical results with in-situ measurements. The mechanism of occurrence of the separation between the slab and the cushion is discussed. Valuable suggestions are made for further design and construction of high concrete-faced rockfill dams.