A back-analysis of Beliche Dam

Geotechnique

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-233

  Naylor, D J ^a   Maranha, J R ^a   Maranha Das Neves, E ^b   Veiga Pinto, A A ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Collapse settlement; Embankment dam; Finite elements; Measured performance

Indexed keywords

CREEP; ELASTOPLASTICITY; EROSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAFETY FACTOR; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BACK ANALYSIS; COLLAPSE SETTLEMENT METHOD;

EMBANKMENT DAMS;

BACK ANALYSIS; COLLAPSE; CREEP; DAM FAILURE; EMBANKMENT DAM; SETTLEMENT;

PORTUGAL, BELICHE DAM;

EID: 0031171674     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1997.47.2.221     Document Type: Article

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