The application of cubic spline interpolation function in determining rock rheological long-term strength

The rheological long-term strength is determined according to the triaxial rheological test data of diabase at the dam area of Dagangshan Hydropower Station. Firstly, based on the stress-strain isochronous curve method and connected the test points with cubic spline interpolation function, the maximum deviation point in the long-term interval is determined as the turning point and established the long-term strength by nonlinear least square method. The results show that this method is consistent with the other methods. Finally, the advantage and disadvantage of this method is analyzed. This method can overcome the randomness of artificial selecting the turning points. Therefore, maximum deviation point method is relatively a reasonable and effective method to determine the rheological long-term strength of rock.