Study on cracking and stability problems of high arch dams on complicated foundations

Yanshilixue Yu Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1951-1958

  Wang, Renkun ^a   Lin, Peng ^a   Zhou, Weiyuan ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Complicated foundation; Dam cracking; High arch dam; Integrity stability; Rock mechanics

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; EARTHQUAKES; FOUNDATIONS; MICROCRACKING; RIGIDITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SEEPAGE; STABILITY; STIFFNESS;

COMPLICATED FOUNDATION; HYDRAULIC DESIGN; INTEGRITY STABILITY; JOINTED ROCK MASS; MECHANICAL FAILURE MODEL; WATER PRESSURE; YIELD CONDITION;

ARCH DAMS;

EID: 35948991160     PISSN: 10006915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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