This article presents experimental research focusing on the structural failure of central core a rockfill dam using sand-bentonite mixtures. It comprised an extensive geotechnical characterization soil materials and mixtures, including compaction strength tests, as well construction 1 m high 1.5 wide physical models. The displacements cohesive cores were recorded tailored measuring system, base...

Settlement prediction is of great importance for safety control concrete-face rockfill dams (CFRDs) during the operation stage. However, accuracy achieved by commonly used hydrostatic–seasonal–time (HST) methods, without consideration previous conditions influencing factors, not competitive. Moreover, in most settlement data at each monitoring point are modeled individually; correlation relatio...

With the increasing height of rockfill dams, detailed and effective numerical simulation for dam design construction has become increasingly important. This paper develops a finite element program impoundment process high large-scale earth dams studies influence accuracy on deformation crack analysis. By establishing subdivision mode conventional elements, mesh generation is realized. Using row...

The site for the high Quxue Dam has a narrow canyon with very steep abutments and complex geology in Sichuan Province, China. Various types of embankment concrete dams were considered an asphalt-core dam (ACED), 174 m high, was selected. asphalt core is slender impervious element some concerns have been raised about reliability safety type (ACEDs). This paper presents case study highest ever bu...