The reinforcement technique with strengthening geogrid has been widely used in

modern
seismic design of 200m high rock-fill dams. However, how to evaluate accurately the
effects of
reinforcement in seismic design and safety evaluation has become a key problem. As
compared with
the minimum safety factors which are conventionally employed as the evaluation
criteria, the
earthquake-induced deformation can better reflect the characteristics of rock-fill
materials, input
motion and the performance of reinforced dams for the earthquake loading. In the
improved Newmark
sliding method, the effects of reinforcement in enhancing the stability of slope in high
rock-fill dams
and restricting the permanent deformation of dams are investigated. Firstly, the limit
tensile intensity
and limit coordinating strain of reinforcement is determined based on the stress-strain
relationship of
reinforcement-composite and rock-fill materials. Secondly, the location of critical
failure face is
determined via a combination of ant colony algorithm and Holland method. The
yielding acceleration
of potential sliding bodies, which considers the limited stress of reinforcement layers
and time-history
vertical acceleration, is obtained. Finally, the transient movements are accumulated
for all the
overloadings. It is guaranteed that the reinforcement can reduce the permanent
deformation up to 80%
and improve the seismic design and safety evaluation of high rock-fill dams subjected
to strong
ground motion effectively. The reinforcement technique with strengthening geogrid
has been widely used in modern
seismic design of 200m high rock-fill dams. However, how to evaluate accurately the
effects of
reinforcement in seismic design and safety evaluation has become a key problem. As
compared with
the minimum safety factors which are conventionally employed as the evaluation
criteria, the
earthquake-induced deformation can better reflect the characteristics of rock-fill
materials, input
motion and the performance of reinforced dams for the earthquake loading. In the
improved Newmark
sliding method, the effects of reinforcement in enhancing the stability of slope in high
rock-fill dams
and restricting the permanent deformation of dams are investigated. Firstly, the limit
tensile intensity
and limit coordinating strain of reinforcement is determined based on the stress-strain
relationship of
reinforcement-composite and rock-fill materials. Secondly, the location of critical
failure face is
determined via a combination of ant colony algorithm and Holland method. The
yielding acceleration
of potential sliding bodies, which considers the limited stress of reinforcement layers
and time-history
vertical acceleration, is obtained. Finally, the transient movements are accumulated
for all the
overloadings. It is guaranteed that the reinforcement can reduce the permanent
deformation up to 80%
and improve the seismic design and safety evaluation of high rock-fill dams subjected
to strong
ground motion effectively. The reinforcement technique with strengthening geogrid
has been widely used in modern
seismic design of 200m high rock-fill dams. However, how to evaluate accurately the
effects of
reinforcement in seismic design and safety evaluation has become a key problem. As
compared with
the minimum safety factors which are conventionally employed as the evaluation
criteria, the
earthquake-induced deformation can better reflect the characteristics of rock-fill
materials, input
motion and the performance of reinforced dams for the earthquake loading. In the
improved Newmark
sliding method, the effects of reinforcement in enhancing the stability of slope in high
rock-fill dams
and restricting the permanent deformation of dams are investigated. Firstly, the limit
tensile intensity
and limit coordinating strain of reinforcement is determined based on the stress-strain
relationship of
reinforcement-composite and rock-fill materials. Secondly, the location of critical
failure face is
determined via a combination of ant colony algorithm and Holland method. The
yielding acceleration
of potential sliding bodies, which considers the limited stress of reinforcement layers
and time-history
vertical acceleration, is obtained. Finally, the transient movements are accumulated
for all the
overloadings. It is guaranteed that the reinforcement can reduce the permanent
deformation up to 80%
and improve the seismic design and safety evaluation of high rock-fill dams subjected
to strong
ground motion effectively.