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Title: Safety evaluation of arch dam stability

Conference ·
OSTI ID:220143
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  1. Gezhouba Institute of Hydroelectric Engineering, Yichang (China)

The abutment sliding is the main form of failure in arch dams. Two approaches are used in defining and evaluating the stability safety factor which are the load safety factor Kp and strength safety factor Kf. So far, the Kp method is still the main method in stability model test of arch dams. This paper, to begin with the analysis of the stability formulas and the influence factors of stability in arch dams, will discuss in detail the merits and demerits of Kp and Kf methods and compare Kp with Kf for same structure. A new approach is proposed and the test steps existing problems and their solutions are all discussed.

OSTI ID:
220143
Report Number(s):
CONF-9507190-; TRN: 96:000708-0225
Resource Relation:
Conference: Waterpower 1995: international conference, San Francisco, CA (United States), 25-28 Jul 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Waterpower`95. Volume 1-3; Cassidy, J.L. [ed.]; PB: 2869 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English