水利水电工程专业土石坝的评估和修复毕业论文外文文献翻译及原文

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翻译日期： 2017.02.14

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Assessment and Rehabilitation of Embankment Dams

Nasim Uddin, P.E., M.ASCE1

Abstract:A series of observations, studies, and analyses to be made in the field and in the office are presented to gain a proper understanding of how an embankment dam fits into its geologic setting and how it interacts with the presence of the reservoir it impounds. It is intended to provide an introduction to the engineering challenges of assessment and rehabilitation of embankments, with particular reference to a Croton Dam embankment.

DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(2002)16:4(176)

CE Database keywords: Rehabilitation; Dams, embankment; Assessment.

Introduction

Many major facilities, hydraulic or otherwise, have become very old and badly deteriorated; more and more owners are coming to realize that the cost of restoring their facilities is taking up a significant fraction of their operating budgets. Rehabilitation is, therefore, becoming a major growth industry for the future. In embankment dam engineering, neither the foundation nor the fills are

premanufactured to standards or codes, and their performance correspondingly is never 100% predictable. Dam engineering—in particular, that related to earth structures—has evolved on many fronts and continues to do so, particularly in the context of the economical use of resources and the determination of acceptable levels of risk. Because of this, therefore, there remains a wide variety of opinion and practice among engineers working in the field. Many aspects of designing and constructing dams will probably always fall within that group of engineering problems for which there are no universally accepted or uniquely correct procedures.

In spite of advances in related technologies, however, it is likely that the building of embankments and therefore their maintenance, monitoring, and assessment will remain an empirical process. It is, therefore, difficult to conceive of a set of rigorous assessment procedures for existing dams, if there are no design codes. Many agencies (the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USBR, Tennessee Valley Authority, FERC, etc.) have developed checklists for field inspections, for example, and suggested formats and topics for assessment reporting. However, these cannot be taken as procedures; they serve as guidelines, reminders, and examples of what to look for and report on, but they serve as no substitute for an experienced, interested, and observant engineering eye. Several key factors should be examined by the engineer in the context of the mandate agreed upon with the dam owner, and these together with relevant and appropriate computations of static and dynamic stability form the basis of the assessment. It is only sensible for an engineer to commit to the evaluation of the condition of, or the assessment of, an existing and operating dam if he/she is familiar and comfortable with the design and construction of such things and furthermore has demonstrated his/her understanding and experience.

Rehabilitation Measures