Deformation and Cracking of Seepage Barriers in Dams due to Changes in the Pore Pressure Regime
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A procedure is presented for analyzing postconstruction deformation of seepage barriers due to changes in the pore pressure regime after seepage barrier construction. The procedure uses the changes in pore pressures calculated by finite-element seepage analyses to calculate changes in buoyancy and seepage forces that occur as a result of seepage barrier construction. When the buoyancy and seepage forces are applied to a finite-element soil-structure interaction model, the result is an effective-stress analysis that rigorously models seepage effects. This paper discusses application of the procedure to five dams to calculate postconstruction deformation and stresses in seepage barriers. The results of the analyses indicate that deformation due to pore pressure regime changes is a likely mechanism causing cracking in rigid seepage barriers.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 136 • Issue 1 • January 2010
Pages: 16 - 25
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Received: Jan 5, 2009
Accepted: Aug 31, 2009
Published online: Sep 3, 2009
Published in print: Jan 2010
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