scholarly journals Mitigation through seepage reduction in dams

2020 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 01006
Author(s):  
Novy Haryati ◽  
Abdul Hakam

There are many landslide and damages have occurred at dams due to the seepage. In addition, dam works often took inattention of the underneath soil parameters. This careless works resulted in failure of the dam structure as well as landslides. Based on this reason, a good research to be applied to dams is needed. Further, the potential landslides can be avoided. In this study an analysis of seepage analysis at the bottom of the dam is carried out. The landslide analysis is done by varying the parameter to build up the seepage. The case studies analyzed is taken at the seepage that occurred in Sei Wampu Dam located in North Sumatra. Soil data are obtained from the field tests which have been carried out in the previous work. The numerical simulation using the finite element method is gained to conduct the analysis. During the analyses, the variation of parameters obtained from the seepage calculation was recorded. The obtained seepage parameters that affect the stability of dams are then elaborated. The study results can be used for the mitigation efforts at the dams that have the potential for landslides.

2013 ◽  
Vol 353-356 ◽  
pp. 312-317
Author(s):  
Ying Yong Li ◽  
Li Zhi Zheng ◽  
Hong Bo Zhang ◽  
Xiu Guang Song ◽  
Zhi Chao Xue

In order to ensure the security of gravity retaining wall in the high fill subgrade, the design of gravity retaining wall with anchors is proposed,the characteristic of the new wall is that comment anchors are added to the traditional gravity retaining wall,by friction anchors provide lateral pull to the wall so the stability of the new wall is improved. Because of the constraints of anchors, the lateral free deformation is influenced and the soil pressure distribution is very complicated, field tests showed that soil pressure distribution is nonlinear and pressure concentrate in anchoring position. In order to reveal the supporting mechanism of retaining wall and propose the soil pressure formula, the model test of anchor retaining wall is made and numerical simulation is done. The results show that soil pressure appears incresent above the anchor and decreasing below the anchor, the soil pressre also grew larger away from the anchor proximal in the horizontal direction.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Bagus Eko Prasetyo ◽  
Mansyur Mansyur ◽  
Fahrudi Ahwan Ikhsan ◽  
Andri Estining Sejati

 This research discussed the effect of scouring on the stability of the slope on the Bujangga street STA 00+000 sd STA 00+075. A landslide had occurred in the development of a road located on the Bujangga riverside. The road is the result of widening which was previously only 2 lanes with a width of 8 m to 4 lanes with a width of 20 m. Landslides occured at STA 00+000 up to STA 00+075. At the STA the road experiences a landslide in the direction of the river to the elevation of the road surface down as deep as ± 2m. This research type is survey. Data was collected with documentation of post-landslide soil investigations, investigation of landslide conditions in the field, and sheet-pile slip simulation using the finite element method with helping the PLAXIS V.7.2 program. Data analysis with descriptive and back analysis to input soil parameters produces deformation and landslide mechanism that is relevant to actual conditions in the field. As a result of scouring of the river there is a reduction in passive pressure on the outside of the sheetpile which results in a decrease in the value of the safety factor of the road including other buildings such as settlements. This is indicated by the results of modeling and simulation above which gives the value of FS=1.2602 without scouring and FS=1.045 after scouring. The scouring of the river can be concluded that on a long-term scale the location is a landslide prone location.Keywords: Landslide Analysis, Finite Element, Road Development, Riverside  Penelitian ini membahas pengaruh scouring terhadap stabilitas lereng pada kelongsoran Jalan Bujangga STA 00+000 sd STA 00+075. Pernah terjadi kelongsoran pada pengembangan jalan yang berlokasi di pinggiran sungai Bujangga. Jalan tersebut merupakan hasil pelebaran yang sebelumnya hanya 2 lajur dengan lebar 8 m menjadi 4 lajur dengan lebar 20 m. Kelongsoran terjadi pada STA 00+000 sampai dengan STA 00+075. Pada STA tersebut jalan mengalami kelongsoran ke arah sungai hingga elevasi permukaan jalan turun sedalam ± 2m. Penelitian ini berjenis survey. Data dikumpulkan dengan dokumentasi penyelidikan tanah pasca longsoran, investigasi kondisi longsoran di lapangan, dan simulasi kelongsoran sheetpile menggunakan metode elemen hingga dengan bantuan program PLAXIS V.7.2. Analisis data dengan deskriptif dan back analysis hingga parameter tanah input menghasilkan deformasi dan mekanisme kelongsoran yang relevan dengan kondisi actual di lapangan. Akibat dari scouring atau gerusan sungai terjadi pengurangan tekanan pasif pada sisi luar sheetpile yang berakibat penurunan nilai faktor keamanan dari jalan termasuk bangunan lain seperti pemukiman. Hal tersebut ditunjukkan oleh hasil pemodelan dan simulasi di atas yang memberikan nilai FS=1.2602 tanpa scouring dan FS=1.045 setelah adanya scouring. Adanya gerusan pada bibir sungai dapat disimpulkan bahwa dalam skala jangka panjang lokasi tersebut merupakan lokasi rawan bencana longsoran.Kata Kunci: Analisis Longsoran, Elemen Hingga, Pengembangan Jalan, Pinggiran Sungai


2011 ◽  
Vol 383-390 ◽  
pp. 6594-6600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Guo ◽  
Qi Cai Wang

The bench method dynamic construction process of Xin Baotashan tunnel which located in the grade IV surrounding rock is simulated by using the finite element method. The variation of displacement and stress field of the surrounding rocks and the internal force of the lining structures during every excavation step is calculated. The state of the surrounding rocks can be predicted by the numerical simulation results, and the construction plan and construction sequences can be guided by the analysis results. At the same time the reasonability and feasibility of the design parameters can be judged by analyzing the internal forces of the lining structures. Analysis and experimental results showed that the stability of the surrounding rocks is good by using the bench method construction to the IV grade surrounding rocks and the design parameters of the lining structures are feasible.


2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-58
Author(s):  
Sava Ianici

The paper presents the results of research on the study of the elastic deformation of a flexible wheel from a double harmonic transmission, under the action of a cam wave generator. Knowing exactly how the flexible wheel is deformed is important in correctly establishing the geometric parameters of the wheels teeth, allowing a better understanding and appreciation of the specific conditions of harmonic gearings in the two stages of the transmission. The veracity of the results of this theoretical study on the calculation of elastic deformations and displacements of points located on the average fiber of the flexible wheel was subsequently verified and confirmed by numerical simulation of the flexible wheel, in the elastic field, using the finite element method from SolidWorks Simulation.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 748
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Bian ◽  
Yao Zhang ◽  
Qibin Zhou ◽  
Ting Cao ◽  
Bengang Wei

Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) modules are a new type of photovoltaic (PV) modules that are widely used in distributed PV stations on the roof of buildings for power generation. Due to the high installation location, BIPV modules suffer from lightning hazard greatly. In order to evaluate the risk of lightning stroke and consequent damage to BIPV modules, the studies on the lightning attachment characteristics and the lightning energy withstand capability are conducted, respectively, based on numerical and experimental methods in this paper. In the study of lightning attachment characteristics, the numerical simulation results show that it is easier for the charges to concentrate on the upper edge of the BIPV metal frame. Therefore, the electric field strength at the upper edge is enhanced to emit upward leaders and attract the lightning downward leaders. The conclusion is verified through the long-gap discharge experiment in a high voltage lab. From the experimental study of multi-discharge in the lab, it is found that the lightning interception efficiency of the BIPV module is improved by 114% compared with the traditional PV modules. In the study of lightning energy withstand capability, a thermoelectric coupling model is established. With this model, the potential, current and temperature can be calculated in the multi-physical field numerical simulation. The results show that the maximum temperature of the metal frame increases by 16.07 °C when 100 kA lightning current flows through it and does not bring any damage to the PV modules. The numerical results have a good consistency with the experimental study results obtained from the 100 kA impulse current experiment in the lab.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 1976
Author(s):  
Tomasz Garbowski ◽  
Tomasz Gajewski

Knowing the material properties of individual layers of the corrugated plate structures and the geometry of its cross-section, the effective material parameters of the equivalent plate can be calculated. This can be problematic, especially if the transverse shear stiffness is also necessary for the correct description of the equivalent plate performance. In this work, the method proposed by Biancolini is extended to include the possibility of determining, apart from the tensile and flexural stiffnesses, also the transverse shear stiffness of the homogenized corrugated board. The method is based on the strain energy equivalence between the full numerical 3D model of the corrugated board and its Reissner-Mindlin flat plate representation. Shell finite elements were used in this study to accurately reflect the geometry of the corrugated board. In the method presented here, the finite element method is only used to compose the initial global stiffness matrix, which is then condensed and directly used in the homogenization procedure. The stability of the proposed method was tested for different variants of the selected representative volume elements. The obtained results are consistent with other technique already presented in the literature.


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