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Numerical Analysis of Rainfall Induced Landslide Dam Formation

  • Do, Xuan Khanh;Regmi, Ram Krishna;Jung, Kwansue
    • 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국수자원학회 2015년도 학술발표회
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    • pp.245-245
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    • 2015
  • In the recent years, due to long-lasting heavy rainfall events, a large number of landslides have been observed in the mountainous area of the world. Such landslides can also form a dam as it blocks the course of a river, which may burst and cause a catastrophic flood. Numerical analysis of landslide dam formation is rarely available, while laboratory experimental studies often use assumed shape to analyze the landslide dam failure and flood hydraulics in downstream. In this study, both experimental and numerical studies have been carried out to investigate the formation of landslide dam. Two case laboratory experiments were conducted in two flumes simultaneously. The first flume (2.0 m 0.6 m 0.5 m) was set at $22^{\circ}$ and $27^{\circ}$ slope to generate the landslide using rainfall intensity of 70.0 mm/hr. On the other hand, the second flume (1.5 m 0.25 m 0.3 m) was set perpendicularly at the downstream end of the first flume to receive the landslide mass forming landslide dam. The formation of landslide dam was observed at $15^{\circ}$ slope of the second flume. The whole processes including the landslide initiation and movement of the landslide mass into the second channel was captured by three digital cameras. In numerical analysis, a two-dimensional (2D) seepage flow model, a 2D slope stability model (Spencer method) and a 2D landslide dam-geometry evaluation model were coupled as a single unit. This developed model can determine the landslide occurrence time, the failure mass and the geometry of landslide dam deposited in the second channel. The data obtained from numerical simulation results has good agreement with the experimental measurements.

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Hydraulic and structural considerations of dam's spillway - a case study of Karkheh Dam, Andimeshk, Iran

  • Faridmehr, Iman;Jokar, Mohammad Javadi;Yazdanipour, Mohammadreza;Kolahchi, Ali
    • Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.1-17
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    • 2019
  • Preserving reservoir safety has recognized to be important for the public where a vast majority of dams are located upstream of greatly populated cities and industrialized areas. Buckling, floatation and cavitation have caused failure in the spillway gates and conveyance features during past catastrophic events; showed their vulnerability and need for regular inspection along with reviewing design calculations to ensure the spillway meet current design standards. This paper investigates the hydraulic and structural consideration of dam's spillway by evaluating the data of Karkheh Dam's. Discharge capacity, flood routings and cavitation damage risk were main features for hydraulic considerations where hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces and stability conditions were considered in structural considerations.

사면안정 해석과 댐 거동분석을 통한 Carsington Dam 파괴의 고찰 (Assessment of Carsington Dam Failure by Slope Stability and Dam Behavior Analyses)

  • 송정락;김성인
    • 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국지반공학회 1991년도 추계학술발표회 논문집 지반공학에서의 컴퓨터 활용 COMPUTER UTILIZATION IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
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    • pp.87-102
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    • 1991
  • 영국 잉글랜드 지방의 Carsington Dam의 파괴원인은 설계시 발견되지 못한 댐 상류 사면 하부의 황색점토층의 존재와 이미 존재하던 전단변형에 기인한 것으로 보고되었다. 설계시 황색 점토층과 이미 존재하던 전단변형을 고려하지 않고 전통적인 원호파괴 양상으로 검토된 사면의 안전율은 1.4 이상으로 나타났다. 그러나 댐 파괴후 황색 점토층과 이미 존재하던 전단변형을 고려한 사면의 안전율은 약 1.0으로 보고되었다. 또한 파괴후 사면에 대한 유한 요소 해석결과로 부터 파괴 토괴의 절편에 작용하는 수평력은 수평에 대해서 약 10。아래로 작용하고 있음이 보고되었다. 본 고에서는 Bishop의 간편법과 Janbu 방법 및 Morgenstern-Price 방법을 이용하여 원호형 사면파괴양상과 특정 파괴면을 따라서 일어나는 쐐기형 파괴양상에 대하여 사면안정을 검토하였으며, 이미 존재하던 전단변형과 이에 따른 토괴의 연속적인 거동은 이미 주어진 지반 특성을 이용한 강도정수와 간극수압비에 의하여 고려하였다. 그 결과 확생 점토층을 무시하고 원호형 파괴 양상에 대하여 Bishop의 간편법에 의한 설계 시점에서의 안전율은 1.387로 나타났으며(STABL), 파괴 후의 지반자료를 이용하고, 황색점토층을 고려한 안전율을 Janbu 방법의 경우 1.012(STABL), 그리고 Morgenstern-Price 방법의 경우 0.969을 보여주었다(MALE). 또한 Cam-Clay Model을 이용한 유한 요소 해석용 프로그램을 이용하여 댐 제체의 거동을 검토하였다. 이때 댐 제체의 성토 작업 및 압밀진행에 따른 간극수압변화와, 파괴시 혹은 파괴에 임박한 상태에서의 제체의 거동은 적절하게 가정된 지반의 응력-변형률 관계와 간극수압특성에 의하여 고려되었다. 그 결과 응력 및 변위가 심하게 발생하는 지역은 황색 점토층이었으며 이로부터 황색 점토층에서 부터 파괴면이 생성되어 다른 지역으로 전파되었음을 유추할 수 있었다.form trap with 2.88[eV] deep of injected space charge from the chathode in the crystaline regions. The origin of ${\alpha}$$_2$ peak was regarded as the detrapping process of ions trapped with 0.9[eV] deep originated from impurity-ion remained in the specimen during production process of the material, in the crystalline regions. The origin of ${\beta}$ peak was concluded to be due to the depolarization process of "C=0"dipole with the activation energy of 0.75[eV] in the amorphous regions. The origin of ${\gamma}$ peak was responsible to the process combined with the depolarization of "CH$_3$", chain segment, with the activation energy of carriers from the shallow trap with 0.4[eV], in he amorphous regions.의 증발산율은 우기의 기상자료를 이용하여 구한 결과 0.05 - 0.10 mm/hr 의 범위로서 이로 인한 강우손실량은 큰 의미가 없음을 알았다.재발이 나타난 3례의 환자를 제외한 9례 (75%)에서는 현재까지 재발소견을 보이지 않고 있다. 이러한 결과는 다른 보고자들과 유사한 결과를 보이고 있지만 아직까지 증례가 많지 않기 때문에 생존율을 얻기에는 미흡

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Three dimensional seismic deformation-shear strain-swelling performance of America-California Oroville Earth-Fill Dam

  • Karalar, Memduh;Cavusli, Murat
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • 제24권5호
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    • pp.443-456
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    • 2021
  • Structural design of the vertical displacements and shear strains in the earth fill (EF) dams has great importance in the structural engineering problems. Moreover, far fault earthquakes have significant seismic effects on seismic damage performance of EF dams like the near fault earthquakes. For this reason, three dimensional (3D) earthquake damage performance of Oroville dam is assessed considering different far-fault ground motions in this study. Oroville Dam was built in United States of America-California and its height is 234.7 m (770 ft.). 3D model of Oroville dam is modelled using FLAC3D software based on finite difference approach. In order to represent interaction condition between discrete surfaces, special interface elements are used between dam body and foundation. Non-reflecting seismic boundary conditions (free field and quiet) are defined to the main surfaces of the dam for the nonlinear seismic analyses. 6 different far-fault ground motions are taken into account for the full reservoir condition of Oroville dam. According to nonlinear seismic analysis results, the effects of far-fault ground motions on the nonlinear seismic settlement and shear strain behaviour of Oroville EF dam are determined and evaluated in detail. It is clearly seen that far-fault earthquakes have very significant seismic effects on the settlement-shear strain behaviour of EF dams and these earthquakes create vital important seismic damages on the swelling behaviour of dam body surface. Moreover, it is proposed that far-fault ground motions should not be ignored while modelling EF dams.

Comparative Evaluation of Dam-Break Models

  • Lee, Chang-hoon;Lee, Kil-Seong
    • Korean Journal of Hydrosciences
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    • 제1권
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    • pp.27-38
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    • 1990
  • Three representative dam-break models, HEC-1, DAMBRK, and SMPDBK were analyzed respectively in their theories and then applied to the failure of Teton Dam for which some observed data exist. From the results of this study, it can be concluded that:(1)HEC-1, which uses the hydrologic routing method, produces stable solutions for almost all the cases that were tested in this study :(2)DAMBRK, which uses the dynamic routing method, is most accurate among the three models ;(3)SMPDBK, which uses the generalized dyanmic routing relationships, is most economical and easily applicable.

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지진진동수에 따른 콘크리트 중력댐의 내진성능에 대한 해석적 사례연구 (Numerical Study on Earthquake Performance of Gravity Dam Considering Earthquake Frequencies)

  • 채영석;민인기
    • 한국안전학회지
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    • 제31권4호
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    • pp.64-74
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    • 2016
  • Recently, the seismic stability evaluation of concrete gravity dams is raised due to the failure of dams occurred by the Izmit, Turkey and JiJi, Taiwan earthquake in 1999. Dams failure may incur loss of life and properties around the dam as well as damage to dam structure itself. Recently, there has been growing much concerns about "earthquake - resistance" or "seismic safety" of existing concrete gravity dams designed before current seismic design provisions were implemented. This research develops three evaluation levels for seismic stability of concrete gravity dams on the basis of the evaluation method of seismic stability of concrete gravity dams in U.S.A., Japan, Canada, and etc. Level 1 is a preliminary evaluation which is for purpose of screening. Level 2 is a pseudo-static evaluation on the basis of the seismic intensity method. And level 3 is a detail evaluation by the dynamic analysis. Evaluation results on existing concrete gravity dams on operation showed good seismic performance under designed artificial earthquake(KHC earthquake).

Stability analysis on the concrete slab of the highest concrete-faced rock-fill dam in South Korea

  • Baak, Seung-Hyung;Cho, Gye-Chun;Song, Ki-Il
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • 제13권5호
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    • pp.881-892
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    • 2017
  • Design and management of concrete slabs in concrete-faced rock-fill dams are crucial issues for stability and overall dam safety since cracks in the concrete face induced by stress, shrinkage, and deterioration can cause severe leakage from the reservoir into the dam. Especially, the increase of dam height to a certain level to enhance the storage capacity and to improve hydraulic stability can lead to undesirable deformation behavior and stress distribution in the existing dam body and in the concrete slabs. In such conditions, simulation of a concrete slab with a numerical method should involve the use of an interface element because the behavior of the concrete slab does not follow the behavior of the dam body when the dam body settles due to the increase of dam height. However, the interfacial properties between the dam body and the concrete slab have yet to be clearly defined. In this study, construction sequence of a 125 m high CFRD in South Korea is simulated with commercial FDM software. The proper interfacial properties of the concrete slab are estimated based on a comparison to monitored vertical displacement history obtained from the concrete slab. Possibility of shear strength failure under the critical condition is investigated based on the simplified model. Results present the significance of the interfacial properties of the concrete slab.

내부 침식 평가 도구를 이용한 국내 필댐의 지반공학적 시스템 응답 확률에 대한 비교 연구 (A Comparative Study on Geotechnical System Response Probabilities of Fill Dams in Korea Using Internal Erosion Toolbox)

  • 김우용;임정열;목영진;정영훈
    • 대한토목학회논문집
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    • 제36권2호
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    • pp.245-258
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    • 2016
  • 본 연구에서는 미 공병단의 내부 침식 평가 도구를 이용하여 서로 다른 결함 이력을 가진 국내 3개소의 필댐에 대해 내부 침식에 의한 지반공학적 파괴 시나리오의 시스템 응답 확률을 분석하였다. 분석된 확률을 국외 사례에서 조사된 시스템 응답 확률의 범위 및 국내 댐의 과거 사고 통계와 비교 분석하였다. 연구 대상 댐에서 구조물 인접부의 내부 침식 파괴에 대한 시스템 응답 확률은 최대 $10^{-5}$ 수준으로 다른 파괴 시나리오에 대한 값보다 상대적으로 매우 높게 평가되었으며, 실제 국내에서도 구조물 인접부에서 가장 빈번하게 내부 침식 사고가 발생하였다. 하지만 국외에서는 빈번하게 발생하는 기초 지반을 통한 내부 침식과 관련된 파괴 시나리오의 지반공학적 시스템 응답 확률은 상당히 낮은 수준의 $10^{-7}$으로 평가되었다. 이는 실제 국내에서 기초 지반을 통한 내부 침식으로 인해 발생한 댐 파괴 사례가 거의 전무하다는 사실과 유사한 결과이다.

Seismic damage assessment of a large concrete gravity dam

  • Lounis Guechari;Abdelghani Seghir;Ouassila Kada;Abdelhamid Becheur
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • 제25권2호
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    • pp.125-134
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    • 2023
  • In the present work, a new global damage index is proposed for the seismic performance and failure analysis of concrete gravity dams. Unlike the existing indices of concrete structures, this index doesn't need scaling with an ultimate or an upper value. For this purpose, the Beni-Haroun dam in north-eastern Algeria, is considered as a case study, for which an average seismic capacity curve is first evaluated by performing several incremental dynamic analyses. The seismic performance point of the dam is then determined using the N2 method, considering multiple modes and taking into account the stiffness degradation. The seismic demand is obtained from the design spectrum of the Algerian seismic regulations. A series of recorded and artificial accelerograms are used as dynamic loads to evaluate the nonlinear responses of the dam. The nonlinear behaviour of the concrete mass is modelled by using continuum damage mechanics, where material damage is represented by a scalar field damage variable. This modelling, which is suitable for cyclic loading, uses only a single damage parameter to describe the stiffness degradation of the concrete. The hydrodynamic and the sediment pressures are included in the analyses. The obtained results show that the proposed damage index faithfully describes the successive brittle failures of the dam which increase with increasing applied ground accelerations. It is found that minor damage can occur for ground accelerations less than 0.3 g, and complete failure can be caused by accelerations greater than 0.45 g.

Seismic evaluation of Southern California embankment dam systems using finite element modeling

  • Kamalzare, Mehrad;Marquez, Hector;Zapata, Odalys
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • 제31권3호
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    • pp.319-328
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    • 2022
  • Ensuring the integrity of a country's infrastructure is necessary to protect surrounding communities in case of disaster. Embankment dam systems across the US are an essential component of infrastructure, referred to as lifeline structures. Embankment dams are crucial to the survival of life and if these structures were to fail, it is imperative that states be prepared. Southern California is particularly concerned with the stability of embankment dams due to the frequent seismic activity that occurs in the state. The purpose of this study was to create a numerical model of an existing embankment dam simulated under seismic loads using previously recorded data. The embankment dam that was studied in Los Angeles, California was outfitted with accelerometers provided by the California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program that have recorded strong motion data for decades and was processed by the Center for Engineering Strong Motion Data to be used in future engineering applications. The accelerometer data was then used to verify the numerical model that was created using finite element modeling software RS2. The results from this study showed Puddingstone Dam's simulated response was consistent with that experienced during previous earthquakes and therefore validated the predicted behavior from the numerical model. The study also identified areas of weakness and instability on the dam that posed the greatest risk for its failure. Following this study, the numerical model can now be used to predict the dam's response to future earthquakes, develop plans for its remediation, and for emergency response in case of disaster.