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Comparative Study on the Stability of Hydropower Station Slope Under Different Earthquake Conditions

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In order to explore the stability characteristics of hydropower station slope under different working conditions under seismic action, the three-dimensional dynamic finite element method was used to analyze the working conditions of the hydropower station slope under the seismic load with a probability of exceeding 5% in 50 years, 2% in 100 years, and 1% in 100 years in the reference period, through comparing the dynamic response characteristics and the stability of the slope under different seismic load were obtained. The results showed that under the influence of different earthquake loads, the ground motion response of the slope would increase with the increase of the peak value of the excited ground motion, and all would be forced to vibrate according to the vibration form of the excited ground motion; compared with the amplification effect of the slope on the displacement, the amplification effect of the slope on the acceleration was more obvious, this phenomenon was more obvious when the slope was under the action of an earthquake load with a probability of exceeding 1% within 100 years of the reference period; with the increase of seismic load, the possibility of bedding sliding and failure of the slope surface would be greater; when the three types of seismic loads act on the slope respectively, the other surfaces of the slope would generate instantaneous tensile stress, but they were less than the tensile strength of the slope rock mass. When the slope was under rare ground motion with a 100-year exceeding probability of 1% and 2%, the maximum relative dynamic displacement was about 5 cm, and the slope was sufficient to withstand the test of strong ground motion; for the other two seismic conditions, when the slope was under the action of an earthquake load with a probability of exceeding 1% within 100 years of the reference period, the damage effect of the slope near the empty surface under the action of the earthquake was more obvious than that of the center of the slope.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51774199) and Excellent Talents Fund Program of Higher Education Institutions of Liaoning Province (No. LR2018053).

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Wang, Z., Li, B. Comparative Study on the Stability of Hydropower Station Slope Under Different Earthquake Conditions. Geotech Geol Eng 39, 4511–4521 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-021-01780-5

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