Embankment Failures and Slope Protection of Earth Dams during Flooding
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08650584
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Geotechnical engineering
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| Research Institution | Aichi Institute of Technology (A.I.T.) |
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Principal Investigator |
NARITA Kunitomo A.I.T., Fac.of Eng., Prof., 工学部, 教授 (90064956)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OKUMURA Tetsuo A.I.T., Fac.of Eng., Ass.Prof., 工学部, 助教授 (70078913)
KIMURA Katuyuki A.I.T., Fac.of Eng., Ass Prof., 工学部, 助教授 (70064954)
OHNE Yoshio A.I.T., Fac.of Eng., Prof., 工学部, 教授 (00064931)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1996 – 1997
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1997)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
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| Keywords | Fill Dam / Centrifuge Model Test / Pore Water Pressure / Seepage Failure / Overflow Failure / Slope Stabilization / FEM Analysis |
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| Research Abstract |
Centrifuge model tests were carried out in order to investigate the mechanism of seepage failures of earth dams caused by a rapid increase of reservoir water during flooding, to know which factor should be the main trigger of fracture and when and how it works in the process of overall failure of the embankment. Feasibility of realizing seepage failures in laboratory model tests is another important subject to be discussed for future studies on hydraulic fracturing in earth and rockfill dams. Tests were conducted on several model earth dams made under different compaction conditions to examine their influence on the development of pore-water pressure in the fill.
Two distinct patterns were noticed in embankment failures caused by a rapid increase of reservoir water during flooding. One is in case of dry and poorly compacted fill where internal erosion (piping) due to seepage water flow through the dam body is predominant, though over-flow water initially causes a little damage to the downstream surface by gully erosion and contributes to a trigger of piping. The other is in case of fill in wet and/or highly compacted state before flooding, in which surface gully erosion due to over-flow of water extends in a constant rate to the upstream side with a little internal erosion. Measurement of pore-water pressure and FEM analysis on the model tests somewhat revealed the mechanism of these embankment failures, though further studies are required to give more precise and quantitative discussions. Concerning the slope protection work against flooding, a few model tests were carried out to investigate by what material and where and how it should be constructed to get more effective protection. Much discussion is still needed on this subject to apply it for actual design and construction of embankments.
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