Microseismic monitoring and stability analysis of the left bank slope in Jinping first stage hydropower station in southwestern China

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 950-963

  Xu, N W ^a,b   Tang, C A ^a,b   Li, L C ^a   Zhou, Z ^c   Sha, C ^c   Liang, Z Z ^a   Yang, J Y ^d  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Dalian Univ of Technology   (China)

^c Hydrochina Chengdu Engineering Corporationy   (China)

^d Dalian Mechsoft Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

High rock slope; Jinping first stage hydropower station; Microseismic monitoring; Prediction; Stability analysis

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA HANDLING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; MICROSEISMIC MONITORING; NUMERICAL METHODS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SLOPE STABILITY;

BANK SLOPE; DAM FOUNDATION; HIGH ROCK SLOPE; HYDROPOWER STATIONS; JINPING; JINPING FIRST STAGE HYDROPOWER STATION; MONITORING ANALYSIS; MONITORING SYSTEM; POTENTIAL SLIP SURFACE; STABILITY ANALYZE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DATA ACQUISITION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; MONITORING SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; SEISMICITY; SLOPE STABILITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 79961028718     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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