Introduction to the Special Issue “Super High Arch Dams and Underground Caverns in China”
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DOI: 10.1007/s00603-018-1551-9
Abstract: China has a land area of about 9.6 million square kilometers and is crisscrossed by thousands of rivers. The rivers with drainage area greater than 1000 km2 are more than 1600, while those with a… read more here.
Keywords: dam; china; arch dams; rock ... See more keywords
Analysis of the Abutment Movements of High Arch Dams due to Reservoir Impoundment
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DOI: 10.1007/s00603-020-02059-6
Abstract: The deformation of mountains induced by reservoirs around high arch dams may influence the safety of those arch dams, but the underlying mechanisms of this phenomenon have not yet been elucidated. The abutment movements of… read more here.
Keywords: arch; reservoir impoundment; high arch; abutment movements ... See more keywords
Nonlinear dynamic analysis of arch dams considering contraction joints
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DOI: 10.1007/s42107-018-0021-8
Abstract: Arch dams are massive plain concrete structure, their stability and security are usually controlled by the tensile behavior and cracking of concrete. They are constructed as vertical monolithic cantilever elements separated by contraction joints filled… read more here.
Keywords: analysis; contraction joints; contraction; tensile stresses ... See more keywords
The Effect of Shear Sliding of Vertical Contraction Joints on Seismic Response of High Arch Dams with Fine Finite Element Model
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DOI: 10.1155/2020/4353609
Abstract: The contraction joints of arch dams with and without shear keys are simplified to be with no-slip condition and with relative sliding condition, respectively. Based on the Lagrange multiplier method, a contact model considering the… read more here.
Keywords: arch dams; model; contraction joints; condition ... See more keywords
Online structural damage state identification of concrete arch dams under dynamic loads using a recursive TVARX approach
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DOI: 10.1177/14759217221119709
Abstract: Concrete arch dams have been widely constructed worldwide, and many of these dams are located in areas with high seismic activity. However, strong seismic loading poses a severe threat to concrete arch dams, and dams… read more here.
Keywords: concrete arch; state; damage; identification ... See more keywords
Reviewing Arch-Dams’ Building Risk Reduction Through a Sustainability–Safety Management Approach
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DOI: 10.3390/su12010392
Abstract: The importance of dams is rapidly increasing due to the impact of climate change on increasing hydrological process variability and on water planning and management need. This study tackles a review for the concrete arch-dams’… read more here.
Keywords: sustainability safety; management; safety management; arch dams ... See more keywords