The anti-sliding stability of a gravity dam along its foundation surface is a key problem in the design of gravity dams.In this study,a sensitivity analysis framework was proposed for investigating the factors affecti...The anti-sliding stability of a gravity dam along its foundation surface is a key problem in the design of gravity dams.In this study,a sensitivity analysis framework was proposed for investigating the factors affecting gravity dam anti-sliding stability along the foundation surface.According to the design specifications,the loads and factors affecting the stability of a gravity dam were comprehensively selected.Afterwards,the sensitivity of the factors was preliminarily analyzed using the Sobol method with Latin hypercube sampling.Then,the results of the sensitivity analysis were verified with those obtained using the Garson method.Finally,the effects of different sampling methods,probability distribution types of factor samples,and ranges of factor values on the analysis results were evaluated.A case study of a typical gravity dam in Yunnan Province of China showed that the dominant factors affecting the gravity dam anti-sliding stability were the anti-shear cohesion,upstream and downstream water levels,anti-shear friction coefficient,uplift pressure reduction coefficient,concrete density,and silt height.Choice of sampling methods showed no significant effect,but the probability distribution type and the range of factor values greatly affected the analysis results.Therefore,these two elements should be sufficiently considered to improve the reliability of the dam anti-sliding stability analysis.展开更多
Considering the characteristics of sensitivity analysis in epistemic uncertain system,a new sensitivity analysis index based on Sobol' method was proposed. Then the index calculation method with single cycle Monte...Considering the characteristics of sensitivity analysis in epistemic uncertain system,a new sensitivity analysis index based on Sobol' method was proposed. Then the index calculation method with single cycle Monte-Carlo sampling was studied, and an application was developed. Numerical examples show that,the new method could solve the system sensitivity analysis problem with mixed aleotory and epistemic uncertainties. In this method,aleotory uncertain parameters could be sampled randomly according their distributions, and need not be translated to evidence bodies.Epistemic uncertain parameters were sampled randomly based on evidence theory. Therefore the loss of information in the sampling process was small,and the shortcomings of the existing methods were overcome.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52079120).
文摘The anti-sliding stability of a gravity dam along its foundation surface is a key problem in the design of gravity dams.In this study,a sensitivity analysis framework was proposed for investigating the factors affecting gravity dam anti-sliding stability along the foundation surface.According to the design specifications,the loads and factors affecting the stability of a gravity dam were comprehensively selected.Afterwards,the sensitivity of the factors was preliminarily analyzed using the Sobol method with Latin hypercube sampling.Then,the results of the sensitivity analysis were verified with those obtained using the Garson method.Finally,the effects of different sampling methods,probability distribution types of factor samples,and ranges of factor values on the analysis results were evaluated.A case study of a typical gravity dam in Yunnan Province of China showed that the dominant factors affecting the gravity dam anti-sliding stability were the anti-shear cohesion,upstream and downstream water levels,anti-shear friction coefficient,uplift pressure reduction coefficient,concrete density,and silt height.Choice of sampling methods showed no significant effect,but the probability distribution type and the range of factor values greatly affected the analysis results.Therefore,these two elements should be sufficiently considered to improve the reliability of the dam anti-sliding stability analysis.
基金Basic Research Project of Equipment Development Department,China(No.2015zk1.2)
文摘Considering the characteristics of sensitivity analysis in epistemic uncertain system,a new sensitivity analysis index based on Sobol' method was proposed. Then the index calculation method with single cycle Monte-Carlo sampling was studied, and an application was developed. Numerical examples show that,the new method could solve the system sensitivity analysis problem with mixed aleotory and epistemic uncertainties. In this method,aleotory uncertain parameters could be sampled randomly according their distributions, and need not be translated to evidence bodies.Epistemic uncertain parameters were sampled randomly based on evidence theory. Therefore the loss of information in the sampling process was small,and the shortcomings of the existing methods were overcome.
