A modified stability analysis method of landfills dependent on gas pressure

2020 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2094447
Author(s):  
Chao Liu ◽  
Jianyong Shi ◽  
Yaru Lv ◽  
Guojian Shao
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Slope Failure ◽  
Gas Pressure ◽  
Analytical Models ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Triggering Mechanism ◽  
Liner System ◽  
Leachate Level ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Gp Model

Excessive gas pressure (GP) in landfills is a potential triggering mechanism for slope failure, which is rarely considered in analytical models. This paper presents a modified analytical model for landfill stability dependent on GP. A two-layered GP model is established to describe the GP above and below the leachate level. The distribution of GP is then used to calculate the factor of safety (FS) using a modified wedge stability analysis method. It is found that the lack of consideration of the GP in landfill stability analysis leads to serious overestimation of the FS. In addition, the GP gas pressure within the landfill accelerates the critical interface of a multilayer liner system shifting from one to another. A new estimation criterion for FS is proposed. The proposed criterion can directly estimate the stability of the landfill by the field-tested pore pressure. Finally, the proposed method is applied to estimate the slope failure of Xiaping landfill in Shenzhen, and the results verify the proposed method.

scholarly journals Stability Analysis Method for Rock Slope with an Irregular Shear Plane Based on Interface Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changqing Qi ◽  
Jiabing Qi ◽  
Liuyang Li ◽  
Jin Liu
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Slope Failure ◽  
Rock Slope ◽  
Limit Equilibrium ◽  
Shear Plane ◽  
Interface Model ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Complex Shear ◽  
Potential Failure ◽  
The Stability

Landslide developed in rock mass usually has irregular shear plane. An approach for calculating distributed factor of safety of the irregular shear plane was put forward in this paper. The presented method can obtain not only the detailed stability status at any grid node of a complex shear plane but also the global safety of the slope. Thus, it is helpful to thoroughly understand the mechanism of slope failure. Comparing with the result obtained through the limit equilibrium method, the presented method was proved to be more accurate and suitable for stability analysis of rock slope with a thin shear plane. The stability of a potentially unstable rock slope was analyzed based on the presented method at the end of this paper. The detailed local stability, global stability, and the potential failure mechanism were provided.

scholarly journals BUNDLE ADJUSTMENT-BASED STABILITY ANALYSIS METHOD WITH A CASE STUDY OF A DUAL FLUOROSCOPY IMAGING SYSTEM

2018 ◽  
Vol IV-2 ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Al-Durgham ◽  
D. D. Lichti ◽  
I. Detchev ◽  
G. Kuntze ◽  
J. L. Ronsky
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Imaging System ◽  
Parameters Estimation ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Single Camera ◽  
Calibration Data ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Camera Imaging ◽  
The Stability

A fundamental task in photogrammetry is the temporal stability analysis of a camera/imaging-system’s calibration parameters. This is essential to validate the repeatability of the parameters’ estimation, to detect any behavioural changes in the camera/imaging system and to ensure precise photogrammetric products. Many stability analysis methods exist in the photogrammetric literature; each one has different methodological bases, and advantages and disadvantages. This paper presents a simple and rigorous stability analysis method that can be straightforwardly implemented for a single camera or an imaging system with multiple cameras. The basic collinearity model is used to capture differences between two calibration datasets, and to establish the stability analysis methodology. Geometric simulation is used as a tool to derive image and object space scenarios. Experiments were performed on real calibration datasets from a dual fluoroscopy (DF; X-ray-based) imaging system. The calibration data consisted of hundreds of images and thousands of image observations from six temporal points over a two-day period for a precise evaluation of the DF system stability. The stability of the DF system – for a single camera analysis – was found to be within a range of 0.01 to 0.66 mm in terms of 3D coordinates root-mean-square-error (RMSE), and 0.07 to 0.19 mm for dual cameras analysis. It is to the authors’ best knowledge that this work is the first to address the topic of DF stability analysis.

scholarly journals Comparative study of material point method and upper bound limit analysis in slope stability analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-57
Author(s):  
Lianheng Zhao ◽  
Nan Qiao ◽  
Zhigang Zhao ◽  
Shi Zuo ◽  
Xiang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Upper Bound ◽  
Limit Analysis ◽  
Slope Failure ◽  
Slip Surface ◽  
Material Point Method ◽  
Material Point ◽  
Critical Slip Surface ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Upper Bound Limit Analysis

Abstract The upper bound limit analysis (UBLA) is one of the key research directions in geotechnical engineering and is widely used in engineering practice. UBLA assumes that the slip surface with the minimum factor of safety (FSmin) is the critical slip surface, and then applies it to slope stability analysis. However, the hypothesis of UBLA has not been systematically verified, which may be due to the fact that the traditional numerical method is difficult to simulate the large deformation. In this study, in order to systematically verify the assumption of UBLA, material point method (MPM), which is suitable to simulate the large deformation of continuous media, is used to simulate the whole process of the slope failure, including the large-scale transportation and deposition of soil mass after slope failure. And a series of comparative studies are conducted on the stability of cohesive slopes using UBLA and MPM. The proposed study indicated that the slope angle, internal friction angle and cohesion have a remarkable effect on the slip surface of the cohesive slope. Also, for stable slopes, the calculation results of the two are relatively close. However, for unstable slopes, the slider volume determined by the UBLA is much smaller than the slider volume determined by the MPM. In other words, for unstable slopes, the critical slip surface of UBLA is very different from the slip surface when the slope failure occurs, and when the UBLA is applied to the stability analysis of unstable slope, it will lead to extremely unfavorable results.

Lattice hydrodynamic model for bidirectional pedestrian flow with the consideration of pedestrian density difference

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (08) ◽  
pp. 1550092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Zhou ◽  
Zhong-Ke Shi
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Hydrodynamic Model ◽  
Density Difference ◽  
Subway Station ◽  
Lattice Hydrodynamic Model ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Pedestrian Flow ◽  
Reaction Coefficient ◽  
De Vries ◽  
The Stability

Considering the effect of density difference, an extended lattice hydrodynamic model for bidirectional pedestrian flow is proposed in this paper. The stability condition is obtained by the use of linear stability analysis. It is shown that the stability of pedestrian flow varies with the reaction coefficient of density difference. Based on nonlinear analysis method, the Burgers, Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) and modified Korteweg–de Vries (MKdV) equations are derived to describe the triangular shock waves, soliton waves and kink–antikink waves in the stable, metastable and unstable regions, respectively. The results show that jams may be alleviated by considering the effect of density difference. The findings also indicate that in the process of building and subway station design, a series of auxiliary facilities should be considered in order to alleviate the possible pedestrian jams.

scholarly journals Stability Analysis of a Direct-Operated Seawater Hydraulic Relief Valve under Deep Sea

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan Wu ◽  
Chao Li ◽  
Yipan Deng
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Mathematic Model ◽  
Time Domain Analysis ◽  
Domain Analysis ◽  
Frequency Domain Analysis ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Relief Valve ◽  
The Stability

Taking into account the deformation of a designed direct-operated seawater hydraulic relief valve in deep sea, which might have a great influence on the stability of the valve, a mathematic model of the relief valve was established and stability analysis was conducted. As the fitting clearances between the damping sleeve and the damping bar play a key role in the performance of the relief valve, the fitting clearances after deformation under pressure of different ocean depths were obtained using finite element method. Applying the deformation data to the relief valve model, the stability and relative stability could be analyzed quantitatively through both the frequency domain analysis method and the time domain analysis method to detect the influence of the fitting clearance after deformation. The simulation results show that the seawater relief valve has a stable performance within 4000 meters deep under the sea.

scholarly journals Effect of Frequency Coupling on Stability Analysis of a Grid-Connected Modular Multilevel Converter System

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (20) ◽  
pp. 6580
Author(s):  
Yixing Wang ◽  
Qianming Xu ◽  
Josep M. Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Coupling Effect ◽  
Modular Multilevel Converter ◽  
Stability Assessment ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Multilevel Converter ◽  
Single Input Single Output ◽  
Impedance Model ◽  
Frequency Coupling ◽  
The Stability

Due to the internal dynamics of the modular multilevel converter (MMC), the coupling between the positive and negative sequences in impedance, which is defined as frequency coupling, inherently exists in MMC. Ignoring the frequency coupling of the MMC impedance model may lead to inaccurate stability assessment, and thus the multi-input multi-output (MIMO) impedance model has been developed to consider the frequency coupling effect. However, the generalized Nyquist criterion (GNC), which is used for the stability analysis of an MIMO model, is more complicated than the stability analysis method applied on single-input-single-output (SISO) models. Meanwhile, it is not always the case that the SISO model fails in the stability assessment. Therefore, the conditions when the MIMO impedance model needs to be considered in the stability analysis of an MMC system should be analyzed. This paper quantitatively analyzes the effect of frequency coupling on the stability analysis of grid-connected MMC, and clarifies the frequency range and grid conditions that the coupling effect required to be considered in the stability analysis. Based on the quantitative relations between the frequency coupling and the stability analysis of the grid-connected MMC system, a simple and accurate stability analysis method for the grid-connected MMC system is proposed, where the MIMO impedance model is applied when the frequency coupling has a significant effect and the SISO impedance model is used if the frequency coupling is insignificant.

scholarly journals Failure Process and Stability Analysis of Rock Blocks in a Large Underground Excavation Based on a Numerical Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Shijie Chen ◽  
Ming Xiao ◽  
Juntao Chen
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Numerical Method ◽  
Failure Process ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Underground Excavation ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Safety Factors ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
The Stability

A numerical analysis method for block failure is proposed that is based on continuum mechanics. First, a mesh model that includes marked blocks was established based on the grid-based block identification method. Then, expressions of the contact force under various contact states were derived based on the explicit contact force algorithm, and a contact simulation method between blocks and the surrounding rock was proposed. The safety factors of the blocks were calculated based on the strength reduction method. This numerical analysis method can simulate both the continuous deformation of the surrounding rock and the discontinuous failure processes of the blocks. A simple example of a sliding block was used to evaluate the accuracy and rationality of the numerical method. Finally, combined with a deep underground excavation project under complex geological conditions, the stability of the blocks and rock were analyzed. The results indicate that the key blocks are damaged after excavation, the potentially dangerous blocks loosen and undergo large deformations, and the cracks between the blocks and the rock gradually increase as the excavation proceeds. The safety factors of the blocks change during the excavation. The numerical results demonstrate the influence of the surrounding rock on the failure process and on the stability of the blocks, and an effective analysis method is provided for the stability analysis of blocks under complex geological conditions.

Stability Bearing Capacity of Dendritic Arms in Tainter Gate

2015 ◽  
Vol 733 ◽  
pp. 464-467
Author(s):  
Yong Kang Shen ◽  
Zheng Zhong Wang ◽  
Chun Long Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Effective Length ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Minimum Potential Energy ◽  
Stability Bearing Capacity ◽  
Minimum Potential ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Radial Gate

The new arms form of radial gate—dendritic arms is introduced for the proper mechanical mechanism, however the stability design is very difficult. According to the stability theory of structure, the stability analysis model of step column with lateral restraints was proposed for dendritic arms, some equations was derived from the principle of minimum potential energy, the practical formulas of buckling bearing capacity and effective length coefficient were provided. According to an example, the accuracy on formulas was verified by finite analysis method.

scholarly journals Integrated Analysis Method for Stability Analysis and Maintenance of Cut-Slope in Urban

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mincheol Park ◽  
Heuisoo Han ◽  
Yoonhwa Jin
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Slope Stability ◽  
Slope Failure ◽  
Slope Stability Analysis ◽  
Velocity Curve ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Cut Slope ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Cut Slopes ◽  
Inverse Velocity

In the process of constructing roads for the development of the city, cut-slopes are made by excavating mountains. However, these cut-slopes are degraded in strength by time-deterioration phenomenon, and progressive slope failure is caused. This study developed an integrated analysis method for stability analysis and maintenance of cut-slopes in urban. The slope stability analysis was performed using the finite element model, and the progressive slope failure by time-dependent deterioration was quantified by using the strength parameters of soil applying the strength reduction factor (SRF). The displacements until the slope failure by slope stability analysis were quantified by cumulative displacement curve, velocity curve, and inverse velocity curve and, applied to the slope maintenance method. The inverse-velocity curve applied to the prediction of the time of slope failure was regressed to the 1st linear equation in the brittle material and the 3rd polynomial equation in the ductile material. This is consistent with the proposed formula of Fukuzono and also shows similar behavior to the failure case in literature. In the future, integrated analysis method should be improved through additional research. And it should be applied to cut-slope to prevent disasters.

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