Statistical distribution of hydraulic conductivity of rocks in deep-incised valleys, Southwest China

YF Chen, XM Ling, MM Liu, R Hu, Z Yang - Journal of Hydrology, 2018 - Elsevier
Characterizing the hydraulic conductivity distribution in aquifers is fundamental for
groundwater models, solute transport and hyporheic exchange. Based on a total of 13,397 …

[HTML][HTML] Groundwater flow through fractured rocks and seepage control in geotechnical engineering: Theories and practices

CB Zhou, YF Chen, R Hu, Z Yang - Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Groundwater flow through fractured rocks has been recognized as an important issue in
many geotechnical engineering practices. Several key aspects of fundamental mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Variation in hydraulic conductivity of fractured rocks at a dam foundation during operation

YF Chen, J Zeng, H Shi, Y Wang, R Hu, Z Yang… - Journal of Rock …, 2021 - Elsevier
Characterizing the permeability variation in fractured rocks is important in various
subsurface applications, but how the permeability evolves in the foundation rocks of high …

Evaluation of groundwater leakage into a drainage tunnel in Jinping-I arch dam foundation in southwestern China: a case study

YF Chen, JM Hong, HK Zheng, Y Li, R Hu… - Rock Mechanics and …, 2016 - Springer
The Jinping-I double-curvature arch dam, located in the middle reach of Yalong River and
with a maximum height of 305 m, is the world's highest dam of this type that has been …

A numerical procedure for modeling the seepage field of water-sealed underground oil and gas storage caverns

Y Li, YF Chen, GJ Zhang, Y Liu, CB Zhou - Tunnelling and Underground …, 2017 - Elsevier
Underground rock caverns have been considered as an effective technique for oil storage,
commonly with water curtains for maintaining a desired and stable groundwater level and …

Excavation-induced relaxation effects and hydraulic conductivity variations in the surrounding rocks of a large-scale underground powerhouse cavern system

YF Chen, HK Zheng, M Wang, JM Hong… - … and Underground Space …, 2015 - Elsevier
Located in the middle reach of Yalong River in China, the Jinping-I Hydropower Station
consists of a large-scale cavern system for water conveyance and power generation …

Dynamic reliability and seismic fragility analysis for high concrete-faced rockfill dam slopes subjected to stochastic earthquake and parameter excitation via PDEM

R Pang, H Yao, B Xu - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The randomness of material parameters and earthquake excitation greatly impacts the
seismic stability of high concrete-faced rockfill dam (CFRD) slopes. However, no research …

Study on the permeability of weakly cemented sandstones

XZ Lyu, Z Zhao, X Wang, W Wang - Geofluids, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Fractured rocks are a type of complex media that widely exist in various projects including
energy, hydraulic, and underground space engineering, whose permeability properties are …

Detection of leakage in the plunge pool area at Xiluodu arch dam with an integrated approach

YF Chen, S Wang, W Ren, Z Yang, R Hu, YP Mao - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
The Xiluodu arch dam is one of the highest dams in the world. A noticeable leakage having
a maximum rate of 192 L/s and accounting for 46∼ 75% of the total discharge at the site has …

Finite element modeling of drainage holes and free surface within the complex seepage control structures: an overview

Y Tian, J Chai, J Cao - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022 - Springer
Seepage control plays a critical role in the stability and security of geotechnical engineering.
Finite element modeling has been widely employed for solving these complex seepage …