First Author: JIA Jinsheng
Corresponding Author: JIA Jinsheng
Journal: Journal of Intelligent Construction

Abstract

Cemented Material Dams (CMDs) can make full use of locally available sand, gravel, and rockfill for construction. They offer the advantages of impermeability, environmental friendliness, cost-effectiveness, and rapid construction. Since first being proposed by the present first author, CMDs have been rapidly promoted and applied in engineering projects both in China and abroad.

This paper reviews the origin of CMDs, introduces a new stress-strain model of cemented materials and an intelligent production quality control system, and presents results of model tests on CMDs subjected to anti-seepage and overtopping scenarios. Furthermore, the engineering applications of CMDs in soft rock and weathered rock regions of low strength are described.

Keywords: Cemented material dam; Stress-strain model; Intelligent quality control; Low-strength rockfill; Weathered rock material; Anti-overtopping model test