Use of the Distinct Element Method as a Tool to Detect Stability Problems in Deep Spillway Excavations
This paper describes a study to determine the stability of rock excavations in the La Yesca spillway channel using numerical analysis. The results of the analysis led to implementing important changes in the original conception of the spillway (reorientation, channel geometry and length) in order to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua
2014-07-01
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Series: | Tecnología y ciencias del agua |
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Online Access: | https://www.revistatyca.org.mx/ojs/index.php/tyca/article/view/460 |