For speed-up of concrete placing in upper area of a concrete gravity dam, this paper discusses possibility of simplification of procedure for placing work using FEM analysis and laboratory tests, especially focusing on the following two points; (1) unification of the concrete grade which is placed to both outer and inner zone of dam body and (2) substitution of cement milk for mortar which is placed for preparation work of the horizontal construction joint surface. The results are as follows;
(1) Influence on thermal stress caused by application of rich concrete to inner zone of dam body is rather small as long as the height from the dam crest is less than 30 m, and it is thought to be adoptable to place the rich concrete to both outer and inner zone of upper part of dam body; and
(2) Shear strength of horizontal construction joint with cement milk placing is found to be less than that with mortar placing by laboratory tests. Therefore, further consideration is needed for adoption of cement milk for preparation work of horizontal joint.
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