| Reservoir water seepage through a geologic barrier at the large dam boundary |
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학술지명 한중기술교류회의
저자 김규범
발표일 2012-12-05
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Although the geologic condition at a dam site is satisfactory and the basement stability isguaranteed, some problems like water seepage through the rim of the dam reservoir canoccur. A geologic barrier at a dam site refers to continuous mountains surrounding a reservoirand connected with the right or left abutments of the dam. It plays a key role in protectingthe reservoir water from seepage to the outer region. In this study, a variety of investigationsand analyses have been conducted to reveal a seepage phenomenon through a reservoirboundary composed of highly fractured metamorphic rocks at the Daechung multipurpose dam.At the study site, groundwater levels at monitoring wells located close to a reservoir tend tochange proportionally to reservoir water levels, usually with a rapid response time of one dayor less. Soil moisture content also changes with respect to the reservoir water level, and thearea where seepage from the reservoir is a possibility has a relatively high soil moisturecontent. The similarity of measured seepage rates at the outflow site and the seepage rateestimated by Darcy’s law suggests strong connectivity and high density of the fractures.Continuous monitoring to obtain time series data for water levels, quality, and bedrockdisplacement is recommended in order to assess the sustainable stability of this geologicbarrier. |