Assessment of core-filter configuration performance of rock-fill dams under uncertainties

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2018-04-01

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Çalamak, Melih
Yanmaz, Ali Melih

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Probabilistic analyses are conducted for seepage through a rock-fill dam having two different core-filter configurations: one sloping and the other a central symmetrical core-filter arrangement. Uncertainties in core and filter are considered, assuming their hydraulic conductivities as random variables. For this purpose, finite-element software used for groundwater flow and seepage analyses is coupled with a random-number-generation algorithm. Monte Carlo simulations are performed for probabilistic seepage analyses. The suggested method is applied to a 30-m-high rock-fill dam. Results showed that the uncertainty in core and filter causes a decrease in the seepage rates of both configurations. It is concluded that in case of uncertainty, the central symmetrical core-filter configuration is more successful than the sloping configuration in decreasing seepage.

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Soil Science

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/46878

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International Journal of Geomechanics

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https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0001114

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Department of Civil Engineering, Article

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M. Çalamak and A. M. Yanmaz, “Assessment of core-filter configuration performance of rock-fill dams under uncertainties,” International Journal of Geomechanics, pp. 0–0, 2018, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/46878.