Deformation and cracking of seepage barriers in dams due to changes in the pore pressure regime

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-25

  Rice, John D ^a   Duncan, J Michael ^b  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Cracking; Cutoff; Dam; Dams; Deformation; Finite element; Finite element method; Pore pressure; Seepage; Seepage barrier

Indexed keywords

BARRIERS; CRACKING; CUTOFF; FINITE ELEMENT; SEEPAGE BARRIER;

BUOYANCY; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DAMS; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOLOGIC MODELS; PORE PRESSURE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

SEEPAGE;

BUOYANCY; CRACKING; DAM; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORE PRESSURE; SEEPAGE; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 75949128726     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000241     Document Type: Article

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