Thermal Analysis of Roller Compacted Concrete Dam Utilizing a Probabilistic Model. (16th February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mousavi, Seyed Mohammad; Pasbani Khiavi, Majid
• Other Names: Ramazani Ali Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Mathematical problems in engineering. Volume 2022(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-02-16
• Subjects: Engineering mathematics -- Periodicals; 510.2462
• DOI: 10.1155/2022/3781989
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1024-123X

Abstract

Abstract : Roller compacted concrete (RCC) dam safety evaluation requires a realistic definition of thermal condition during construction and operation. Seasonal variations of temperature induce significant tensile stress. Therefore, the required preparations should be made to control and limit the thermal stresses. In this study, the effect of thermal and mechanical parameters on RCC dam behavior is evaluated using a probabilistic model. ANSYS Workbench software based on the finite element method has been utilized. The Latin hypercube sampling (LHS) method was used for probabilistic and sensitivity analysis, in which the density of concrete, Young's modulus, Poisson ratio, thermal conductivity, and specific heat have been selected as input variables. Dam body temperature, total deformation, and maximum principal stress in the body were considered as output variables. To evaluate the structural performance of the case model of the RCC dam under thermal loading, the model sensitivity to selected input variables is investigated. Considering to obtained curves, it can be concluded that the mechanical and thermal parameters have different effects on the performance of the RCC dam under variation of body temperature. Also, the results show that the sensitivity curves of output parameters are linear or bilinear relative to input variables.