Table 4 Calculation parameter of the dam.

From: The analysis of the progressive local failure process of the Longquan Reservoir dam based on the global-local dynamic strength reduction method

Soil Layer

E/MPa

µ

ρ/kg/m³

cp/kPa

φp/°

ccp./kPa

φcp./°

cr/kPa

φr/°

ccr/kPa

φcr/°

First Layer

10

0.3

1900

16.2

16.4

12.5

12.9

4.05

10.3

3.3

8.42

Second Layer

7

0.35

1900

14.1

11.4

11.3

9.26

3.53

7.09

2.94

5.91

Third Layer

9

0.33

1970

15.1

15.9

11.7

12.55

3.78

9.97

3.09

8.17

Fourth Layer

11

0.3

1970

22.3

14.4

17.4

11.48

5.58

9.01

4.59

7.43

  1. Note: E denotes elastic modulus; µ denotes poisson’s ratio; ρ denotes density; cp denotes peak cohesion; ccp. denotes converted peak cohesion; φp denotes peak internal friction angle; φcp. denotes converted peak internal friction angle; cr denotes residual cohesion; φcr denotes converted residual cohesion; φr denotes residual internal friction angle; φcr denotes converted residual internal friction angle.
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