Towards a Better Understanding of Concrete Arch Dam Behavior during the First Filling of the Reservoir
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Analysis Considerations
2.1. Behavior Model Selection
2.2. Useful Features of the FEA Solvers
- Mesh updating at each construction stage;
- Formworks modelling;
- Spatial and temporal distribution of the structure temperature ;
- Simulation of the evolution of the hydration reaction;
- Simulation of the artificial cooling;
- Properly modelling of joints in the dam and in the foundation mass;
- Simulation of the time-dependent response of concrete supported on appropriate creep laws;
- Use of restart files to continue an interrupted simulation;
- User-friendly interfaces to provide an effective communication between user and FEA.
2.3. Meshing
2.4. Thermal Analysis
2.5. Nonlinear Structural Analysis
2.5.1. Contraction Joints
2.5.2. Dam–Foundation Interface
2.5.3. Interface Elements
2.6. Creep
2.7. Effective Communication between User and FEA
3. Case Study
3.1. General Description of the Project
- Measurement of the main loads and structural responses;
- Periodic visual inspections to the dam, the surrounding rock mass, and the reservoir;
- Characterization of the rock mass and concrete properties;
- Development of models to simulate the dam/foundation behavior, in order to validate the monitoring data.
3.2. Performance Assessment during the Initial Impoundment
3.3. First Filling of the Reservoir
3.4. Finite Element Model
3.5. Thermal Analysis
3.5.1. Thermal Properties
3.5.2. Boundary Conditions
3.5.3. Analysis and Results
3.6. Mechanical Analysis
3.6.1. Mechanical Properties
3.6.2. Loads
3.6.3. Analysis and Results
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Properties | Rock Mass Foundation | Concrete |
---|---|---|
Density, ρ [kg/m3] | 2467 | 2380 |
Specific heat, c [kJ/(kg °C)] | 0.920 | 0.879 |
Thermal conductivity k [kJ/(m h °C)] | 8.4 | 8.4 |
Material | Properties | Values |
---|---|---|
Concrete | Double power law | |
Eo [GPa] | 35.00 | |
N | 0.12 | |
M | 0.51 | |
α | 0.043 | |
φ1 | 4.00 | |
Poisson’s ratio ν | 0.20 | |
Coefficient of thermal expansion α [1/°C] | 10−5 | |
Rock mass foundation | Young’s modulus E [GPa] | 20.00 |
Poisson’s ratio ν | 0.20 | |
Coefficient of thermal expansion α [1/°C] | 10−6 | |
Joints | ks = kt [GPa/m] | 833.00 |
kn [GPa/m] | 2000.00 | |
ft | 0.00 |
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Leitão, N.S.; Castilho, E.; Farinha, M.L.B. Towards a Better Understanding of Concrete Arch Dam Behavior during the First Filling of the Reservoir. CivilEng 2023, 4, 151-173. https://doi.org/10.3390/civileng4010010
Leitão NS, Castilho E, Farinha MLB. Towards a Better Understanding of Concrete Arch Dam Behavior during the First Filling of the Reservoir. CivilEng. 2023; 4(1):151-173. https://doi.org/10.3390/civileng4010010
Chicago/Turabian StyleLeitão, Noemi Schclar, Eloísa Castilho, and M. Luísa Braga Farinha. 2023. "Towards a Better Understanding of Concrete Arch Dam Behavior during the First Filling of the Reservoir" CivilEng 4, no. 1: 151-173. https://doi.org/10.3390/civileng4010010