Results from Survey and Geotechnical Monitoring on Test Site No. 3 of the Zagorsk PSP-2

Power Technology and Engineering - The major results from the survey and geotechnical monitoring during the leveling of the model foundation of the Zagorsk PSP-2 in test site No. 3 are presented....     

On the classification of clayey soils in Russian and foreign standards

Questions concerning the classification of mineral clayey soils in Russia and foreign countries are examined, since classification principles differ considerably in Russian and foreign practices. As standards most frequently employed in common designs, the ASTM (United States) and BS (Great Britain) standards are cited as examples of foreign standards.Translated from Osnovaniya, Fundamenty i Mekhanika Gruntov, No. 1, pp. 17–21, January–February, 2005.     

Calculated and experimental investigations of lateral earth pressure on a block pumphouse of the zaporozh'e nuclear power plant

Results are set forth from a set of investigations (full-scale observations, laboratory experiments, and calculations by the finite-element method) to determine the lateral earth pressure on the underground part of a block pumphouse of the Zaporozh'e nuclear power plant. Laboratory investigations of sandy soils made it possible to confirm the validity of basic premises of a model of nonassociated plasticity and suggest a procedure for determining the model's parameters. Comparison of the results of FEM calculations with data from full-scale observations showed that satisfactory correspondence is achieved only by taking into account strengthening and the sequence of erection of the structure and backfilling. B. E. Vedeneev All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Hydraulic Engineering. Translated from Osnovaniya, Fundamenty i Mekhanika Gruntov, No. 1, pp. 10–15. January–February, 1994.     

First results of inspection of structural components at the Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP after the failure of 17 August 2009

First results of inspection of structural components at the Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP after the 17 August 2009 emergency are presented.