On the seismic stability analysis of reinforced rock slope and optimization of prestressed cables

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  • Wenbo Zheng
  • Xiaoying Zhuang
  • Yongchang Cai

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  • Tongji University
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)132-146
Number of pages15
JournalFrontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering
Volume6
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 23 May 2012
Externally publishedYes

Abstract

The evaluation of the seismic stability of high rock slopes is of vital importance to ensure the safe operation of the hydropower stations. In this paper, an equivalent pseudo-static force analysis based on the finite element method is developed to evaluate the seismic stability of reinforced rock slopes where the prestressed cables are modeled by the bar elements applied with nodal forces and bounded only at the anchored parts. The method is applied to analyze a high rock slope in south-west China and the optimization of cables. The stabilization effects of prestressed cables on the seismic stability of the slope are studied, the simulations of the concrete heading are discussed and the potential failure modes of the shear concrete plug are compared. Based on this, the optimization of cables is studied including the anchor spacing and inclined angles.

Keywords

    high rock slope, optimization, prestressed cable, reinforced system, seismicity

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On the seismic stability analysis of reinforced rock slope and optimization of prestressed cables. / Zheng, Wenbo; Zhuang, Xiaoying; Cai, Yongchang.
In: Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 2, 23.05.2012, p. 132-146.

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Zheng, W, Zhuang, X & Cai, Y 2012, 'On the seismic stability analysis of reinforced rock slope and optimization of prestressed cables', Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 132-146. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-012-0152-z
Zheng, W., Zhuang, X., & Cai, Y. (2012). On the seismic stability analysis of reinforced rock slope and optimization of prestressed cables. Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, 6(2), 132-146. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-012-0152-z
Zheng W, Zhuang X, Cai Y. On the seismic stability analysis of reinforced rock slope and optimization of prestressed cables. Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering. 2012 May 23;6(2):132-146. doi: 10.1007/s11709-012-0152-z
Zheng, Wenbo ; Zhuang, Xiaoying ; Cai, Yongchang. / On the seismic stability analysis of reinforced rock slope and optimization of prestressed cables. In: Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering. 2012 ; Vol. 6, No. 2. pp. 132-146.
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