Research Article

Deformation Characteristics and Safety Evaluation of the Throw Filling Soft Clay Cofferdam under Super-Historical Flood Conditions

Table 3

Factor of safety (FOS) of cofferdam stability for all load conditions.

Calculation working conditionUpstream face side slopeDownstream face side slopeEntirety cofferdamDestabilization side
Minimum safety factorMinimum safety factorMinimum safety factor

A12.041.641.65Downstream face
B23.121.601.61Downstream face
C32.921.621.62Downstream face
D41.941.571.58Downstream face