Effective ambient vibration testing for validating numerical models of concrete dams

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1327-1344

  Daniell, W E ^a   Taylor, C A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ambient; Concrete; Dams; Dynamic; Gravity; Tests

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; CONCRETE DAMS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SPILLWAYS; WEIRS;

AMBIENT VIBRATION TESTING; CONCRETE GRAVITY DAM; DAM RESERVOIR FOUNDATION SYSTEM; OUTLET PIPES; SPILLWEIR;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

DAM; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

CONCRETE STRUCTURE; DAM; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; VIBRATION;

EID: 0033230885     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9845(199911)28:11<1327::AID-EQE869>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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