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Global Comprehensive Sensitivity Analysis of Arch Dam Construction Parameters Based on Orthogonal Experiment

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The construction of arch dams exhibits high uncertainty. Sensitivity analysis of construction parameters is important for the design and optimization of dam construction duration. However, current research cannot fully consider the combined influences of multiple parameters on the total construction. To effectively analyze the duration of arch dam construction, this study proposes a global comprehensive sensitivity analysis method in view of the whole process of arch dam construction based on an orthogonal experiment. This method could comprehensively consider the influence of the construction parameters that may lead to the uncertainty of construction duration. In addition, this method is able to identify the key parameters that may have a significant effect on duration uncertainty and sums up the general rules of combined parameters’ interaction effect, which provides a scientific basis for reasonable optimization of the duration of dam construction.

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This study was supported by the Foundation for Innovation Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51621092), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51339003 and 51409186).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Denghua Zhong, Zhiqiang Chu, Bingyu Ren, Mengqi Zhao, Tao Guan & Wenshuai Song

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Zhong, D., Chu, Z., Ren, B. et al. Global Comprehensive Sensitivity Analysis of Arch Dam Construction Parameters Based on Orthogonal Experiment. Trans. Tianjin Univ. 23, 427–433 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12209-017-0074-x

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