Efficient non-linear seismic analysis of arch dams

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1425-1444

  Hall, John F ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Arch dams; Cracking; Earthquake engineering; Joint opening; Non linear analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE DAMS; CRACK INITIATION; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FRICTIONAL SLIDING; SMEARED CRACK METHOD;

ARCH DAMS;

DAM; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 0032455770     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9845(199812)27:12<1425::AID-EQE793>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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