The concrete-face rockfill dam (CFRD) has become a preferred dam type, but its design
remains largely based on past experiences. Understanding the behaviour of CFRDs is …

The accurate evaluation of deformation behaviour is very important to the optimal design
and safety evaluation of concrete face rockfill dams (CFRDs). Deformation prediction is a …

A notable prerequisite for state assessments of earth-rockfill dams is a reasonable and
accurate description of the deformation. However, due to the complexity of rockfill, its …

The mechanical behaviour of coarse, granular geomaterials critically depends on their grain
size distributions. In the settlement analysis of rockfill dams, however, the stress–strain …

The deformation characteristics of granular materials in the field of geotechnical engineering
largely depends on particle breakage behavior, which remains unresolved to date due to …

This paper proposes an approach to extend a modified hardening soil model into the time-
dependent analysis of high rockfill dams. The key feature of the extended model is the …

This paper presents a finite element analysis for the behavior of the Lianghekou high earth-
core rockfill dam, which was just completed in construction in China. An elastoplastic …

In this paper, an implementation of an advanced two-surface plasticity interface constitutive
model in a general-purpose finite element code ABAQUS for application in soil-structure …

This paper presents a series of finite element analyses aimed at investigating the influence
of dam geometry, which in turn depends on the valley shape, on the settlement behavior of …

It is inevitable for dam construction in hydropower exploitation to face a thick overburden
foundation with high permeability. The performance of the concrete cut-off wall in an …