Field Studies of the Concrete Dam at the Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Plant,
Abstract
A discussion is presented of the results of field observations and studies performed over a nine-year period during the construction, the temporary operation and six years of permanent operation of the concrete dam at the Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Plant imeni 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution. The characteristics of the measuring instruments, the arrangement and placement of them and the methods of installing them are presented. The field data are presented for the general shifts of the dam, its thermal regime and stressed state, the opening of the structural seams of the dam and the effect of cementation on them. The standard thermal stress patterns of concrete and the development of thermal cracks are investigated. By comparison with the first edition, this book has been enlarged using the results of the field studies of the stresses in the casing and the reinforcing of the turbine conduit and data on the seepage heads in the foundation and in the body of the dam. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA039541
Entities
People
- S. Ya. Eidelman
Organizations
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory