The creep deformation of rockfill is a key problem in design of high earth rockfill dam
but it is not solved well so far. Using the large-scale high pressure triaxial creep apparatus
a number of tests on rockfill are carried out. The triaxial creep test method
the jumping-off point of creep and the creep deformation steady criteria are discussed
and at the same time the jumping-off point of creep and the creep deformation steady criteria are suggested. The test results show that the creep deformation for rockfill depend on confining pressure and stress level
especially in the high confining pressure and high stress level
the steady is slow in evidence. The relationship between creep deformation and time is linear in the log-log plot and the laws of the creep deformation are similar in different stress conditions.