Ice load measurements on Rätan concrete dam using different sensor types
Concrete dams in cold regions are designed to withstand loads from the ice sheet on top of the reservoir.However, the ice load's magnitude and return period are among the most considerable uncertainties in safety assessments of concrete dams. In a previous study, the development and installatio...
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ftsintef:oai:sintef.brage.unit.no:11250/2825751 2023-05-15T16:40:40+02:00 Ice load measurements on Rätan concrete dam using different sensor types Hellgren, Rikard Petrich, Chris Arntsen, Bård Malm, Richard 2021 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2825751 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2021.103425 eng eng Norges forskningsråd: 195153 - ColdTech Andre: Swedish Hydropower Centre Norges forskningsråd: 280744 (BA-Senter Nord) Cold Regions Science and Technology. 2021, . urn:issn:0165-232X https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2825751 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2021.103425 cristin:1947282 15 Cold Regions Science and Technology Load panel Ice load Ice pressure Concrete dam VDP::Bygningsmaterialer: 525 VDP::Building materials: 525 Peer reviewed Journal article 2021 ftsintef https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2021.103425 2021-10-27T22:37:23Z Concrete dams in cold regions are designed to withstand loads from the ice sheet on top of the reservoir.However, the ice load's magnitude and return period are among the most considerable uncertainties in safety assessments of concrete dams. In a previous study, the development and installation of a 1 × 3 m2 prototype ice load panel attached at the upstream face of a concrete dam was presented. The panel is large enough for the ice sheet's cross-section to remain in contact with the panel as the water level varies, and it measures the total ice load without interpolation. This paper presents measurement results from the load panel from winters 2018–19 and 2019–20, an update to the measurement design, and additional ice pressure measurements with traditional stress cells. The panel measured seasonal maximum ice loads of 100 and 200 kN/m for the two winters,respectively. Winter 2019–20, when the panel measured the largest loads, was mild for the location, with great ice thickness near the dam face (1.2 m) and an almost snow-free ice sheet throughout the winter. Two 2.75 × 1.75 m2 dummy panels were installed adjacent to the load panel prior to the winter 2019–20 to minimize the load panel's protruding effect. These panels significantly reduced the local impact, as evident by the crackpattern of the ice sheet near the load panel. The load panel recorded large ice loads (>75 kN/m) for all combinations with increasing/decreasing air temperature and/or water level. Identification of temperature change events and water level change events during the winters, shows that a change in air temperature, water level, or any combination of these, is not sufficient alone to explain large ice loads at R¨atan dam. These findings suggest that other conditions must be satisfied before a water level or temperature change results in large ice loads. In February 2020, three panels consisting of a steel frame with four stress cells on each were placed on the dummy panels’ upstream face, and one single stress cell was placed 6 m out in the reservoir in front of the load panel. The majority of the stress cells recorded ice pressure larger than their measurement range. At the end of the ice season, only two of the panels’ twelve stress cells were still functional, and the ice vastly deformed the steel frames. From the period before the frames were damaged and unrelated to the choice of interpolation method,the recordings publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet SINTEF Open (Brage) Cold Regions Science and Technology 193 103425 |
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Concrete dams in cold regions are designed to withstand loads from the ice sheet on top of the reservoir.However, the ice load's magnitude and return period are among the most considerable uncertainties in safety assessments of concrete dams. In a previous study, the development and installation of a 1 × 3 m2 prototype ice load panel attached at the upstream face of a concrete dam was presented. The panel is large enough for the ice sheet's cross-section to remain in contact with the panel as the water level varies, and it measures the total ice load without interpolation. This paper presents measurement results from the load panel from winters 2018–19 and 2019–20, an update to the measurement design, and additional ice pressure measurements with traditional stress cells. The panel measured seasonal maximum ice loads of 100 and 200 kN/m for the two winters,respectively. Winter 2019–20, when the panel measured the largest loads, was mild for the location, with great ice thickness near the dam face (1.2 m) and an almost snow-free ice sheet throughout the winter. Two 2.75 × 1.75 m2 dummy panels were installed adjacent to the load panel prior to the winter 2019–20 to minimize the load panel's protruding effect. These panels significantly reduced the local impact, as evident by the crackpattern of the ice sheet near the load panel. The load panel recorded large ice loads (>75 kN/m) for all combinations with increasing/decreasing air temperature and/or water level. Identification of temperature change events and water level change events during the winters, shows that a change in air temperature, water level, or any combination of these, is not sufficient alone to explain large ice loads at R¨atan dam. These findings suggest that other conditions must be satisfied before a water level or temperature change results in large ice loads. In February 2020, three panels consisting of a steel frame with four stress cells on each were placed on the dummy panels’ upstream face, and one single stress cell was placed 6 m out in the reservoir in front of the load panel. The majority of the stress cells recorded ice pressure larger than their measurement range. At the end of the ice season, only two of the panels’ twelve stress cells were still functional, and the ice vastly deformed the steel frames. From the period before the frames were damaged and unrelated to the choice of interpolation method,the recordings publishedVersion |
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Ice load measurements on Rätan concrete dam using different sensor types |
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Ice load measurements on Rätan concrete dam using different sensor types |
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Norges forskningsråd: 195153 - ColdTech Andre: Swedish Hydropower Centre Norges forskningsråd: 280744 (BA-Senter Nord) Cold Regions Science and Technology. 2021, . urn:issn:0165-232X https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2825751 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2021.103425 cristin:1947282 |
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