Abstract: Seepage control is a key technical problem in large-scale underground cavern engineering, and seepage analysis plays an important role in realizing engineering optimization design and safety. The long-term seepage control ...

Abstract: Deformation assessment and control are important issues in the construction of concrete face rockfill dams (CFRDs). The design and construction of CFRDs require deformation behavior that can be estimated rapidly to support ...

Abstract: The seepage behavior of a single fracture under the coupled shear–seepage condition is important to the stability of rock mass, especially when shear broken. In this study, coupled shear–seepage tests are conducted on ...

Abstract: Seepage from a tailings dam associated with a copper mine located in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China, may affect surrounding groundwater quality during mine operations. A groundwater environmental impact assessment (EIA) ...

Abstract: The Lu Dila hydropower station has a complex geologic structure, given that it has a larger fault scale, exhibits large dam-site orientation changes, and has a more developed fissure in the dam foundation and riverbed. The ...

Abstract: Although a number of cutoff walls have been built in dams with alluvial foundations, the produced wall response still requires further understanding. This paper focuses on the comparative study of responses of cutoff walls ...

Abstract: The analysis of slope stability problems in engineering practice requires considerable attention for the three-dimensional (3D) effect of plan curvature of the slope. This paper quantifies this effect by a dimensionless ...

Abstract: Cracks are ubiquitous in concrete materials and can destabilize a concrete structure, regardless of size or type. This study focuses on the cracking behavior of main and branching cracks in concrete. Compression tests and ...