Monitoring Model for Dam Seepage Based on Lag Effect

Abstract:

The traditional dam seepage monitoring model is based on the relationship of seepage elements with the upstream reservoir water level and rainfall, which includes the impact of base value, this model will weaken the effects of reservoir water level variation and rainfall on the variation of seepage elements, especially under the condition of high reservoir water level and smaller head fluctuation, so components separated by this model are not normally the practical. Based on the theory of unsteady seepage, the lag effect function has been introduced into the seepage monitoring model to take the lag effect of reservoir water level variation and rainfall into account, and the daily variation monitoring model of dam seepage elements is established. Case studies are in good agreement with original observations, so the proposed model can be used in the daily variation monitoring and forecasting of dam seepage elements.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 353-356)
• Pages: 2456-2462
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.353-356.2456
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Shao Wei Wang*, Teng Fei Bao
• Keywords: Daily Variation, Lag Effect, Monitoring Model, Seepage

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