Numerical simulation of prenotched gravity dam models

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 611-619

  Barpi, F ^a   Valente, S ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; GRAVITY DAM; LOAD (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELING; SCALE MODEL;

EID: 0033835089     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2000)126:6(611)     Document Type: Article

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