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Effect of seismic permanent deformation on safety and stability of earth-rock dam slope

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In order to study the effect of seismic permanent deformation on the safety and stability of earth-rock dam, the permanent deformation is considered as the non-design permanent load, and the stress-strain hysteresis curve is also considered when the earth is under cyclic load. The research work can make the calculation results of plastic collapse more accurate by including the effect of the post-earthquake degree of plastic deformation on the stability of the earth-rock dam, and the dam safety factor decreases from 2.50 to 1.90 after the magnitude-8 earthquake. Moreover, the research work will also improve the design of the earth-rock dam under abnormal operating conditions.

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Correspondence to Lan Qi  (戚 蓝).

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Qi Lan, born in 1955, female, Dr, Prof.

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Qi, L., Chen, Q. & Cai, J. Effect of seismic permanent deformation on safety and stability of earth-rock dam slope. Trans. Tianjin Univ. 21, 167–171 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12209-015-2379-y

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