Deformation warning index for reinforced concrete dam based on structural health monitoring data and numerical simulation

The material mechanical parameters of the dam body and foundation will change when a dam is reinforced during the aging process.This causes significant changes in the structural state of the project and makes it difficult to ensure its structural safety.In this study,a new deformation warning index for reinforced concrete dams was developed according to the prototype monitoring data,statistical models,three-dimensional finite element model(FEM)numerical simulation,and the critical conditions of the dam structure.A statistical model was established to separate the water pressure component.Then,a three-dimensional FEM of the reinforced concrete dam was constructed to simulate the water pressure component.Furthermore,the deformation components that affected the mechanical parameters of the dam under the same amount of reservoir water level change were separated and quantified accurately.In addition,the method for inversion of comprehensive mechanical parameters after dam reinforcement was used.The influence mechanisms of the deformation behavior of concrete dams under the reservoir water level and temperature changes were investigated.A new deformation warning index was developed by combining the forward-simulated critical water pressure component and temperature component in the period of extreme temperature decrease with the aging component separated by the statistical model.The new deformation warning index considers the structural state of the dam before and after reinforcement and links the structural strength criterion and the deformation evolution mechanisms.It provides a theoretical foundation and decision support for long-term service and operation management of reinforced dams.

Deformation early-warning index for heightened gravity dam during impoundment period

The mechanical parameters of materials in a dam body and dam foundation tend to change when dams are reinforced in aging processes.It is important to use an early-warning index to reflect the safety status of dams,particularly of heightened projects in the impoundment period.Herein,a new method for monitoring the safety status of heightened dams is proposed based on the deformation monitoring data of a dam structure,a statistical model,and finite-element numerical simulation.First,a fast optimization inversion method for estimation of dam mechanical parameters was developed,which used the water pressure component extracted from a statistical model,an improved inversion objective function,and a genetic optimization iterative algorithm.Then,a finite element model of a heightened concrete gravity dam was established,and the deformation behavior of the dam with rising water levels in the impoundment period was simulated.Subsequently,mechanical parameters of aged dam parts were calculated using the fast optimization inversion method with simulated deformation and the water pressure deformation component obtained by the statistical model under the same conditions of water pressure change.Finally,a new earlywarning index of dam deformation was constructed by means of the forward-simulated deformation and other components of the statistical model.The early-warning index is useful for forecasting dam deformation under different water levels,especially high water levels.

涔天河面板堆石坝施工期变形监测资料及参数反演分析

对涔天河面板堆石坝施工期变形监测资料进行了较全面分析,然后建立了堆石坝施工期有限元模型。基于实测相对沉降,采用正交设计、神经网络、遗传算法相结合的方法,反演了堆石坝的非线性材料参数。分析表明:(1)涔天河面板堆石坝坝体沉降随着大坝填筑的逐步升高而增大,当填筑到320.3 m高程后,坝体沉降变形渐趋稳定。在施工期间,该大坝经历了"5.20"洪水、"11.11"罕见冬汛等事件,但对堆石坝的变形影响小。(2)基于实测相对沉降进行的堆石坝材料参数反演结果表明,主堆石区的K和Kb较室内剪切试验参数偏小,而其他反演参数结果和室内剪切试验值较为接近,沉降值计算值与实测值的时程曲线趋势符合较好。(3)由于观测房修建滞后,沉降仪从安装埋设到首次观测期间的沉降位移缺乏过程值,建议及时修建观测房,尽早获得沉降过程值。

隔河岩水电站大坝反演分析

清江隔河岩水电站大坝为三心单曲重力拱坝,投入运行十年来,经历了各种不利运行工况的考验,根据已有的监测资料对大坝坝体、坝基参数反演分析,并以大坝反演分析成果,进行了大坝变形、应力及稳定计算,拟定了大坝变形监控指标,对大坝安全运行管理有重要的指导意义。