Preliminary Study of Nondestructive Testing of the Polymer Cutoff Wall Based on Vibration Theory

The polymer cutoff wall offers the benefits of causing little disturbance to the dam body, being convenient and economical to construct and practical to use, and possessing good resistance to seismic shocks and cracks. It has been widely used to prevent seepage and to reinforce dikes and dams. Howev...

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Main Authors: Shu Zhang, Binghan Xue, Jing Wang, Jianglin Gao, Chaojie Wang, Wenzhong Li
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/4444684
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description The polymer cutoff wall offers the benefits of causing little disturbance to the dam body, being convenient and economical to construct and practical to use, and possessing good resistance to seismic shocks and cracks. It has been widely used to prevent seepage and to reinforce dikes and dams. However, the polymer cutoff wall is a concealed underground structure, and nondestructive testing methods to ensure its integrity are not yet mature. This paper describes a modal analysis of polymer cutoff wall models with different damage scenarios to investigate the feasibility of nondestructive testing of the polymer cutoff wall based on vibration theory. The dynamic characteristics of the first three natural frequencies of the wall and their mode shapes show that horizontal direction damage and centrally located partial damage have a noticeable impact on the dynamic characteristics of the wall, indicating that nondestructive testing based on vibration theory is useful to test for horizontal damage and moderate damage located centrally in the wall.
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spelling doaj-art-e8dcacbed541447686b88cddfeebd97b2025-08-20T02:21:57ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422021-01-01202110.1155/2021/44446844444684Preliminary Study of Nondestructive Testing of the Polymer Cutoff Wall Based on Vibration TheoryShu Zhang0Binghan Xue1Jing Wang2Jianglin Gao3Chaojie Wang4Wenzhong Li5School of Water Conservancy Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Water Conservancy Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Water Conservancy Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaJiangxi Academy of Water Science and Engineering, Nanchang 330000, ChinaSchool of Water Conservancy Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaChangjiang Institute of Survey,Planning,Design and Research, Wuhan 430010, ChinaThe polymer cutoff wall offers the benefits of causing little disturbance to the dam body, being convenient and economical to construct and practical to use, and possessing good resistance to seismic shocks and cracks. It has been widely used to prevent seepage and to reinforce dikes and dams. However, the polymer cutoff wall is a concealed underground structure, and nondestructive testing methods to ensure its integrity are not yet mature. This paper describes a modal analysis of polymer cutoff wall models with different damage scenarios to investigate the feasibility of nondestructive testing of the polymer cutoff wall based on vibration theory. The dynamic characteristics of the first three natural frequencies of the wall and their mode shapes show that horizontal direction damage and centrally located partial damage have a noticeable impact on the dynamic characteristics of the wall, indicating that nondestructive testing based on vibration theory is useful to test for horizontal damage and moderate damage located centrally in the wall.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/4444684
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title Preliminary Study of Nondestructive Testing of the Polymer Cutoff Wall Based on Vibration Theory
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title_short Preliminary Study of Nondestructive Testing of the Polymer Cutoff Wall Based on Vibration Theory
title_sort preliminary study of nondestructive testing of the polymer cutoff wall based on vibration theory
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/4444684
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