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Stability Analysis for the Right Abutment Spillway – Isabella Dam, CA
OUTLINE
A. PROJECT INFORMATION
1. Project Location
2. Project Description
3. Site Geology
B. SPILLWAY STABILITY
1. Founding Elevations
2. Plane Analysis
3. Wedge Analysis
C. CUT-SLOPE STABILITY
1. Stereonet Analysis
2. Construction Concerns
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Isabella Dam – Project Location
Vicinity Map
Kern River
Watershed
ISABELLA DAM
ISABELLA DAM
Bakersfield
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Isabella Dam – Site Plan
Constructed 1948-1953
Primary Purposes: Flood control (~ 74%);
Irrigation (~21%);
Non-Federal Hydropower (~5%) AUXILIARY DAM
• 100 ft high
• Homogeneous silty sand
• Foundation = alluvial soils
and bedrock
MAIN DAM
• 185 ft high
• Zoned earth fill (almost homogeneous)
• Foundation primarily granitic bedrock
SPILLWAY
• Ungated spillway
OUTLET WORKS • Ogee Weir
• Hydropower
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Primary Issues – Potential Failure Modes
Seismic Stability
of Borel Conduit
and Tower
Undersized
spillway
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Consequences of Dam Failure - Inundation
Vicinity Map
Kern River
ISABELLA Watershed
DAM
Subsequent Immediate
Inundation Inundation
Area Area
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Isabella Dam – Proposed Modifications
Kern Canyon Fault
Main Dam
Auxiliary Dam
Existing
Service Spillway
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Proposed Modifications – Emergency Spillway
Proposed Kern Canyon Fault
Emergency Spillway
Main Dam
Auxiliary Dam
Upstream
Labyrinth Weir
Existing
Service Spillway
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Proposed Modifications – Emergency Spillway
Proposed Kern Canyon Fault
Emergency Spillway
Main Dam
Auxiliary Dam
Existing
Service Spillway
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Proposed Modifications – Main Dam
Proposed Kern Canyon Fault
Emergency Spillway
Main Dam
Cross Section - Main Dam
Auxiliary Dam
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Proposed Modifications – Main Dam
Proposed Kern Canyon Fault
Emergency Spillway
Main Dam
Auxiliary Dam
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Proposed Modifications – Auxiliary Dam
Proposed Kern Canyon Fault
Emergency Spillway
Main Dam
Auxiliary Dam
Section - Auxiliary Dam Inside Fault Zone
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Proposed Modifications
Proposed Kern Canyon Fault
Emergency Spillway
Main Dam
Auxiliary Dam
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Proposed Modifications – Right Abutment Spillway
Main Dam
Existing
3D Image ServiceRight
of Proposed Spillway
Abutment Spillway
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Site Geology
Mount Adelaide
(early Cretaceous) Cretaceous-aged Alta Sierra Granite
Kern River
Granite
Dam (late Cretaceous)
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Exploratory Drilling
1F-16-02
Proposed
Right
Abutment
1F-13-13 Core Samples
Spillway
1F-13-14
1F-13-15
1F-13-16
1F-13-17 Exploratory Drilling
1F-16-03
Inclined Boring
Vertical Boring
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Discontinuities
SR 155
Main
Dam
B. SPILLWAY STABILITY
1. Founding Elevations
2. Plane Analysis
3. Wedge Analysis
C. CUT-SLOPE STABILITY
1. Stereonet Analysis
2. Construction Concerns
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Potential Spillway Erosion - Consequences
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Right Abutment Spillway - Design
Plan View
Main
Dam
Profile View
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Founding Elevation – Typical Upstream of Dam Monolith 2680
Boring 2660
DG Decomposed Granite
F1-16-02
DRAIN
Foundation Concrete HW Highly Weathered Granite
2
SOIL (SM)
1 2640
DG Spillway
HW MW Moderately Weathered
Temporary Granite
Detour MW
2620
Road SW
Slightly Weathered
HW Granite
Preliminary
Approximate Base Foundation 100 0
2600 UW Unweathered Granite
RQD
Boring 2660
DG Decomposed Granite
Raised Dam Embankment F1-13-14
2
1 HW Highly Weathered Granite
DRAIN
2640
Dam GP
& Spillway MW Moderately Weathered
Embankment GM Granite
SP
DG
HW
Preliminary Foundation Elevations 2620
Slightly Weathered
Foundation Concrete SW
Granite
MW
&
HW
2660
DG Decomposed Granite
Boring
F1-16-04 HW Highly Weathered Granite
2640
DRAIN
Foundation Concrete Spillway 2 MW Moderately Weathered
SW 1 Granite
DG
2620
Temporary Foundation Drain SW
Slightly Weathered
Detour Road Granite
HW
Preliminary Foundation Elevations
2600 UW Unweathered Granite
Waterstop
Foundation Drain
Joint Drains
Joint Drain
Foundation
Drains
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Planar Sliding Stability – Input Parameters
Approximate Base of
Near-Surface 2580
Decomposed Granite
2560
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Cross Section – Downstream of Dam – 14o Plane
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Planar Sliding – Downstream Monolith – Load Cases
2680
Required
Load Case Loading Factor of Top of Ground
20o Plane Condition Safety
Dry Joints 2660
Usual 1.5
no uplift
Rain - Wet Joints Unusual 1.3
full uplift
Flood PMF 2640
full uplift Extreme 1.1 Spillway
Earthquake MDE
no uplift Extreme 1.1
2620
Approximate Base of
Near-Surface Decomposed Granite 2580
2560
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Cross Section – Downstream of Dam – 20o Plane
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Planar Sliding – Dam Crest – Load Cases - Construction
2680
Required
Load Case Loading Factor of Top of Ground
20o Plane Condition Safety
Dry Joints 2660
Usual 1.5
no uplift
Rain - Wet Joints Unusual 2
1.3
full uplift 1
DRAIN
2640
Spillway
SP
Dam 2620
Uplift - Groundwater
Embankment
Potential Failure Plane
(47.8’ length, 14 degree inclination) 2600
Approximate Base of
Near-Surface Decomposed Granite 2580
2560
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Cross Section – Station 102+90
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2D Planar Sliding Equation
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2D Planar Sliding Stability – Summary & Sensitivity
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3D Wedge Analysis
Hypothetical Wedge
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Detrimental Wedges
Sliding resistance of
Highly Weathered
Granite: phi = 33o, c = 0
psi w/ 5o waviness
added
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Wedge Configurations
Joint Sets D&E Joint Sets D&E Joint Sets A&C Joint Sets A&C
With Tension Plane W/O Tension Plane With Tension Plane W/O Tension Plane
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Wedge Analysis – Load Cases
Horizontal
Force
Uplift
Earthquake Force
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3D Wedge Stability – Summary & Sensitivity
B. SPILLWAY STABILITY
1. Founding Elevations
2. Plane Analysis
3. Wedge Analysis
C. CUT-SLOPE STABILITY
1. Stereonet Analysis
2. Construction Concerns
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Cut-Slope Stability
2680
2660
Raised Dam Embankment
2
1
2640
DRAIN
Spillway
SP
Preliminary Foundation Elevations2620
Dam
Embankment Foundation Concrete
2600
Approximate Base of
Near-Surface Decomposed Granite
2580
Approximate Top of Rock
2560
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Cross Section – Station 102+90
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Kinematic Analysis – Input Parameters
Existing Slope
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Stereographic Projection – Planar Failure
West Side Cut Slope ½:1 East Side Cut Slope ½:1
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Stereographic Projection – Wedge Failure
West Side Cut Slope ½:1 East Side Cut Slope ½:1
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Stereographic Projection – Toppling Failure
West Side Cut Slope ½:1 East Side Cut Slope ½:1
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Future Construction Concerns
Overhead boulders or rock fall during
excavation.
3. How can anyone can talk so much about such a small project?
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Stability Analysis for the Right Abutment Spillway
Isabella Dam, CA
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