Cracking analysis of arch dams by 3D boundary element method

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 691-699

  Feng, L M ^b   Pekau, O A ^a,b   Zhang, C H ^c  

^a ASCE ^*

^b Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FOUNDATIONS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STABILITY;

CRACKING ANALYSIS;

ARCH DAMS;

FRACTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030154215     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1996)122:6(691)     Document Type: Article

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