The invention relates to a structural design and construction method for improving stress deformation characteristics of an anti-seepage
system of an upper face plate dam of a covering layer, which belongs to the technical field of earth and rockfill dam buildings and mainly comprises a step-shaped concrete anti-seepage wall, a Z-shaped connecting plate structure, a
toe board, a concrete face plate, a supporting plate, a connecting plate weight, a concrete
cushion layer and the like. The method comprises the steps that (1) construction of a main body vertical section and a top step section of the step-shaped concrete diaphragm wall is completed; (2) paving an
asphalt concrete
cushion layer and an inverted filter layer, and mounting a supporting plate; (3) a base plate, a Z-shaped connecting plate structure, a
toe board, a concrete panel and a connecting plate weight are installed; and (4) construction of the flexible
water stop seam and the
peripheral seam is completed before
water storage. According to the invention, the Z-shaped connecting plate structure, the connecting plate weight and the supporting plate are coordinated, so that the shearing and opening deformation of the horizontal anti-seepage
system is changed from passive deformation resistance to active
deformation control; flexible connection of the anti-seepage
system is achieved through cooperative deformation of the flexible
water stop seams, the reserved deformation joints and the base plates, deformation coordination of the top step section and the vertical section of the body of the anti-seepage wall is achieved under the action of high
reservoir water pressure, the tensile stress of the downstream side of the body of the anti-seepage wall is reduced, and the reliability of the anti-seepage system is improved.