Established in 1958, the Department mainly engaged in the research of structural and material issues related to the research, consultancy, inspection, and rehabilitation of hydraulic structures. The Department has provided services or consultancies for more than 100 large-scale hydro projects including the Three Gorges Project, the Xiaolangdi Project, etc. It has also won about 40 national or provincial prizes for progress in science and technology and a dozen of patents.
Consisting of 4 research sections, the Department has a staff of 46, including 1 academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 11 professor-level senior engineers, and 18 senior engineers. Of the employees, 10 have a doctoral degree and 16 have a Master's degree.
Section of Digital Visual Simulation
· Mass concrete temperature stress simulation and temperature control measures
· Visual simulation analysis of large and complicated structures
· Visual simulation technology of dam construction process
· Modern structural analysis methods and engineering applications
· 3D digital visual design methods and software development
Simulation analysis of temperature stress of intake dam section and power house of Jinghong Hydropower Station
Simulation model and stress computation of the Three Gorges shiplift tower structure
Whole-process temperature control simulation analysis of Xiluodu Arch Dam
Section of Dam Engineering Technology
· Arch dam optimum design technology
· Non-linear analysis methods of dam deformation and stress
· Load bearing capacity analysis, safety assessment, and strengthening technology of dangerous dams
· Interaction among concrete dam, adjacent structures and foundation
· Failure process simulation of concrete dam and rock foundation
The Jiangkou Arch Dam in Chongqing using optimum design (140m high)
Safety analysis of Xiaowan Arch Dam with consideration of transverse joints
Rock shape toppling failure simulation with consideration of rock fracturing
Section of Safety Monitoring and Testing
· Dam safety monitoring and automatic management technology
· Dam safety monitoring information analysis and safety assessment
· Research and development of dam safety monitoring information management and analysis system
· Informationized safety control technology of hydraulic structure engineering
· Defect detection and safety assessment of hydraulic structures
Safety monitoring system for Xiaolangdi Project
Safety monitoring information analysis system for dams of the Northeast Power-Grid
Section of Rock Mass and Underground Structure
· Fractured rock seepage theory and large underground structure analysis
· Impacts of fractured rock seepage upon hydraulic structures
· 3D modeling and block group cutting technology of rock mass in complicated geological conditions
· 3D block theories and stability analysis of rock engineering
· Coupled models of micro and meso interstitial structure of concrete materials and its macro performance
Stability analysis of Ludila diversion tunnel using 3D block group stability analysis methods
Feasibility and safety study on the construction gallery and the bifurcation structure of the main water conveyance tunnel of the middle route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project
3D finite element analysis of an underground power house
