Stress Characteristics and Overload Failure Analysis of Cemented Sand and Gravel Dam in Naheng Reservoir

• Main Authors: Wang Zhaoqiang, Chen Xin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2019-12-01
• Series: Open Physics
• Subjects: cemented sand and gravel dam; stress characteristics; overload failure analysis; numerical simulation; structural model test; 92.40.xx; 81.70.-q; 46.70.-p; 02.60.-x
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/phys-2019-0100

On the basis of the Naheng Reservoir Project, the stress, strain, and deformation of Naheng Reservoir cemented sand and gravel dam are simulated numerical simulation and structural model test. The stress and deformation laws of the dam under the combined load of dead weight and normal water level are analyzed using the structural model test method. Compared with the finite element numerical simulation, the results reflect the stress and deformation distribution law of the dam. Then, the failure mode of the cemented sand and gravel dam can be visualized by using the water load overload method to conduct the structural model failure test, and the failure mode and failure mechanism of the cemented sand and gravel dam can be discussed. The research results lay a foundation for further determining the safety degree analysis of cemented sand and gravel dam.