Performance of San Fernando Dams during 1994 Northridge Earthquake

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 554-564

  Bardet, J P ^a   Davis, C A ^b,c  

^a Univ of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER   (United States)

^c ASCE ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMS; HYDRAULICS;

DAM FAILURE; FILL; GROUND MOTION; LIQUEFACTION; NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE 1994; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SAN FERNANDO VALLEY;

EID: 0030434010     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)0733-9410(1996)122:7(554)     Document Type: Article

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