Genesis Analysis of Special Deformation Characteristics for Super-High Arch Dams in the Alpine and Gorge Regions of Southwest China

Chenfei Shao, Erfeng Zhao (), Yanxin Xu, Sen Zheng and Shiguang Tian
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Chenfei Shao: College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Erfeng Zhao: State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Yanxin Xu: College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Sen Zheng: State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Shiguang Tian: Shandong Electric Power Engineering Consulting Institute Corp., Ltd., Jinan 250013, China

Mathematics, 2023, vol. 11, issue 7, 1-29

Abstract: During the operational period, unexpected upstream deformation has been observed in several super-high arch dams located in the alpine and gorge regions. In addition, the phenomenon of the downstream dam deformation monitoring values being apparently smaller than the numerical simulation results appears in some super-high arch dams. This paper focuses on the genetic mechanism of a super-high arch dam’s special deformation characteristics. The finite element method (FEM) was used to analyze the effects of solar radiation, valley contraction, and overhanging on super-high arch dam’s deformation behavior. First, the influences of solar radiation on the temperature field and deformation characteristics of the super-high arch dam under the shading effects of the mountain and the dam body were investigated. Second, the impacts of valley contraction on the deformation characteristics of the super-high arch dam during the storage period were studied. Subsequently, the impact of the overhanging effect on the super-high arch dam’s deformation was explored. Finally, a case study was conducted on the basis of the Jinping I super-high arch dam to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed analytical method. It is indicated that the dam’s special deformation can be explained reasonably. Above all, in order to accurately analyze and predict the deformation characteristics of super high-arch dams in the alpine and gorge regions of Southwest China, solar radiation, valley contraction, and the dam-overhanging effect need to be considered as influencing factors of dam deformation.

Keywords: super-high arch dam; special deformation characteristics; solar radiation; valley contraction; dam overhanging effect; finite element method; dam safety monitoring (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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