Bibliographic citations
Ccotohuanca, J., (2019). Enfoque actualizado para la estimación de la resistencia al corte de enrocados sometidos a altas presiones de confinamiento [Tesis, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14076/18251
Ccotohuanca, J., Enfoque actualizado para la estimación de la resistencia al corte de enrocados sometidos a altas presiones de confinamiento [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería; 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14076/18251
@misc{renati/710302,
title = "Enfoque actualizado para la estimación de la resistencia al corte de enrocados sometidos a altas presiones de confinamiento",
author = "Ccotohuanca Huamani, José Luis",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería",
year = "2019"
}
The construction of large rockfill structures, such as: dams, waste dumps, stockpiles, among others, has gained popularity in mining projects worldwide during the last years. However, since its design is still largely based on empirical and historic performance of other structures worldwide, the study of the geomechanical properties of rockfill has a significant importance to improve the understanding of the behavior of such type of structures. The present thesis develops a comprehensive study in relation to characterization of rockfill shear strength. The study has included a review of the state-of-the-art both empirical and experimental approaches. Additionally, it has considered the application of both approaches in a real case of study consisting of the design of a 150-meter-high CFRD dam. In regard to the empirical approaches, it has been analyzed the methodologies developed by Leps (1970), updated in Cunning & Hawley (2017), Barton & Kjærnsli (1981) and Douglas (2002). In addition, taking into account that the first approach is the most popular reference for the design of rockfill geotechnical structures (although it offers a limited guidance on how to account for factors that influence the shear strength of such materials), it has been considered useful to propose an update of this methodology including a new parameter called "type of rock of rockfill particle", in this sense, 189 published historical laboratory results of large-scale triaxial tests have been compiled. Likewise, understanding the building process among a dam (which requires compaction effort) and a waste dump (which is generally disposed in a loose or uncompacted state), different charts have been proposed in order to characterize the shear strength of rockfill used in both structures. On the other hand, regarding the experimental approach, on the study has carried out a review of the limitations and applicability criteria of the main methods of testing to obtain the shear strength using the fine fraction of a coarse material, such as: scalping method (Al-Hussaini, 1983), scalping-replacement method (Donaghe & Torrey, 1979), matrix method (Sidiqqi, 1984) and parallel gradation method (Lowe, 1964). Additionally, understanding that the latter method has been successfully verified for certain types of materials such as fluvial granular materials (Gesche, 2002 and De la Hoz, 2007) and ballasts (Jernigan, 1998 and Cambio and Ge, 2007) (although in the state-of-the-practice its application is has extended to any type of sample without any verification), the research presents a detailed analysis of the use and verification of the parallel gradation method for a limestone quarry rockfill material used in a high CFRD dam, where large-scale triaxial tests have been carried out under confining pressures ranging from 50 kPa to 2000 kPa. Finally, the results from both empirical and experimental approaches have been compared through a complete slope stability assessment of a high CFRD dam including FEM-Finite Element Method techniques such as SRM-Strength Reduction Method and LEM-Limit Equilibrium Method under both static and pseudo-static conditions. The results of the present thesis have allowed to develop an updated approach for rockfill shear strength estimate, which has been summarized in an illustrative flow chart, which can be useful for the development of the geotechnical characterization of large geotechnical structures constructed by rockfill.
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