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Evaluation of the reliability of the arch dam of the Khudoni hydroelectric station

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The results obtained on estimating the reliability of the Khudoni arch dam on the basis of the strength condition under an unusual load combination indicates on the whole the ability of the structure to withstand strong earthquakes (intensity 7 and 8) without noticeable trouble-free operation of the structure.

A decrease of the values of the reliability function at certain points of the dam (at levelsy=550 m andy=680 m of the downstream face and at levely=660 m of the upstream face) indicate the need to take local structural measures (for example, local reinforcement) to increase the strength of the sections and eliminate dangerous zones in the body of the dam.

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  1. T. A. Bokhua
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  2. G. A. Lomidze
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Translated from Gidrotekhnicheskoe Stroitel'stvo, No. 12, pp. 49–52, December, 1988.

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Bokhua, T.A., Lomidze, G.A. Evaluation of the reliability of the arch dam of the Khudoni hydroelectric station. Hydrotechnical Construction 22, 715–718 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01429608

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