Recently, various toppling slopes have emerged with the development of hydropower projects in the western mountainous regions of China. The slope on the right bank of the Laxiwa Hydropower Station, located on the main...Recently, various toppling slopes have emerged with the development of hydropower projects in the western mountainous regions of China. The slope on the right bank of the Laxiwa Hydropower Station, located on the mainstream of the Yellow River in the Qinghai Province of Northwest China, is a typical hard rock slope. Further, its deformation characteristics are different from those of common natural hard rock toppling. Because this slope is located close to the dam of the hydropower station, its deformation mechanism has a practical significance. Based on detailed geological engineering surveys, four stages of deformation have been identified using discrete element numerical software and geological engineering analysis methods, including toppling creep, initial toppling deformation, intensified toppling deformation, and current slope formation. The spatial and time-related deformation of this site also exhibited four stages, including initial toppling, toppling development, intensification of toppling, and disintegration and collapse. Subsequently, the mechanism of toppling and deformation of the bank slope were studied. The results of this study exhibit important reference value for developing the prevention–control design of toppling and for ensuring operational safety in the hydropower reservoir area.展开更多
Soft and hard interbedded bedding rock slopes,which is prone to failure,are widely distributed in the Three Gorges Reservoir,China.Limit equilibrium method(LEM)is commonly used to analyze the stability of bedding rock...Soft and hard interbedded bedding rock slopes,which is prone to failure,are widely distributed in the Three Gorges Reservoir,China.Limit equilibrium method(LEM)is commonly used to analyze the stability of bedding rock slopes that have a single failure plane.However,this method cannot accurately estimate the stability of soft and hard interbedded bedding reservoir slopes because the strength parameters of a soft and hard interbedded rock mass vary spatially along the bedding plane and deteriorate with time due to periodic fluctuations of reservoir level.A modified LEM is proposed to evaluate the stability evolution of soft and hard interbedded bedding reservoir slopes considering the spatial variation and temporal deterioration of shear strength parameters of rock masses and bedding planes.In the modified LEM,the S-curve model is used to define the spatial variation of shear strength parameters,and general deterioration equations of shear strength parameters with the increasing number of wettingdrying cycles(WDC)are proposed to describe the temporal deterioration.Also,this method is applied to evaluate the stability evolution of a soft and hard interbedded bedding reservoir slope,located at the Three Gorges Reservoir.The results show that neglecting the spatial variation and temporal deterioration of shear strength parameters may overestimate slope stability.Finally,the modified LEM provides useful guidance to reasonably evaluate the long-term stability of soft and hard interbedded bedding reservoir slopes in reservoir area.展开更多
基于软硬互层边坡的有限元模型,研究了边坡在近远场地震作用下的动力响应规律,得出远场地震对边坡动力响应(动力放大系数、最大剪应力和最大主应力)的影响总体比近场地震显著;通过将时程分析法与规范中的拟静力法计算的安全系数进行对比...基于软硬互层边坡的有限元模型,研究了边坡在近远场地震作用下的动力响应规律,得出远场地震对边坡动力响应(动力放大系数、最大剪应力和最大主应力)的影响总体比近场地震显著;通过将时程分析法与规范中的拟静力法计算的安全系数进行对比,明确了拟静力法在地震动力稳定性评价中的不足;基于有限元时程分析法计算出的边坡临界加速度代入Newmark滑块位移法公式中,得到了考虑地震近远场特性影响的边坡永久位移,并与弹塑性有限元数值模拟结果进行了对比,得出Newmark法计算结果偏小,且远场地震作用下的永久位移比近场地震作用下分别增大35%(Newmark法)和21%(弹塑性有限元法);最后基于Jibson and Michae提出的边坡稳定性评价的永久位移量进行了边坡的稳定性评价,得出以永久位移1 cm作为岩质边坡从一个轻度破坏到中度破坏程度的评价临界值较为合理。展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFC1504905)the Funds for Creative Research Groups of China (41521002)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41772317 and 41372306)
文摘Recently, various toppling slopes have emerged with the development of hydropower projects in the western mountainous regions of China. The slope on the right bank of the Laxiwa Hydropower Station, located on the mainstream of the Yellow River in the Qinghai Province of Northwest China, is a typical hard rock slope. Further, its deformation characteristics are different from those of common natural hard rock toppling. Because this slope is located close to the dam of the hydropower station, its deformation mechanism has a practical significance. Based on detailed geological engineering surveys, four stages of deformation have been identified using discrete element numerical software and geological engineering analysis methods, including toppling creep, initial toppling deformation, intensified toppling deformation, and current slope formation. The spatial and time-related deformation of this site also exhibited four stages, including initial toppling, toppling development, intensification of toppling, and disintegration and collapse. Subsequently, the mechanism of toppling and deformation of the bank slope were studied. The results of this study exhibit important reference value for developing the prevention–control design of toppling and for ensuring operational safety in the hydropower reservoir area.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project No.42377182 and 42090054)the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2022YFC3080200)。
文摘Soft and hard interbedded bedding rock slopes,which is prone to failure,are widely distributed in the Three Gorges Reservoir,China.Limit equilibrium method(LEM)is commonly used to analyze the stability of bedding rock slopes that have a single failure plane.However,this method cannot accurately estimate the stability of soft and hard interbedded bedding reservoir slopes because the strength parameters of a soft and hard interbedded rock mass vary spatially along the bedding plane and deteriorate with time due to periodic fluctuations of reservoir level.A modified LEM is proposed to evaluate the stability evolution of soft and hard interbedded bedding reservoir slopes considering the spatial variation and temporal deterioration of shear strength parameters of rock masses and bedding planes.In the modified LEM,the S-curve model is used to define the spatial variation of shear strength parameters,and general deterioration equations of shear strength parameters with the increasing number of wettingdrying cycles(WDC)are proposed to describe the temporal deterioration.Also,this method is applied to evaluate the stability evolution of a soft and hard interbedded bedding reservoir slope,located at the Three Gorges Reservoir.The results show that neglecting the spatial variation and temporal deterioration of shear strength parameters may overestimate slope stability.Finally,the modified LEM provides useful guidance to reasonably evaluate the long-term stability of soft and hard interbedded bedding reservoir slopes in reservoir area.
文摘基于软硬互层边坡的有限元模型,研究了边坡在近远场地震作用下的动力响应规律,得出远场地震对边坡动力响应(动力放大系数、最大剪应力和最大主应力)的影响总体比近场地震显著;通过将时程分析法与规范中的拟静力法计算的安全系数进行对比,明确了拟静力法在地震动力稳定性评价中的不足;基于有限元时程分析法计算出的边坡临界加速度代入Newmark滑块位移法公式中,得到了考虑地震近远场特性影响的边坡永久位移,并与弹塑性有限元数值模拟结果进行了对比,得出Newmark法计算结果偏小,且远场地震作用下的永久位移比近场地震作用下分别增大35%(Newmark法)和21%(弹塑性有限元法);最后基于Jibson and Michae提出的边坡稳定性评价的永久位移量进行了边坡的稳定性评价,得出以永久位移1 cm作为岩质边坡从一个轻度破坏到中度破坏程度的评价临界值较为合理。