An experimental evaluation of ice cover effects on the dynamic behaviour of a concrete gravity dam

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2067-2082

  Paultre, Patrick ^a   Proulx, Jean ^a   Carbonneau, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Civil Design Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concrete dams; Dynamic testing; Earthquake engineering; Forced vibration testing; Gravity dams; Ice cover; Reservoir

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; GRAVITATION; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; ICE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RESONANCE;

ICE COVER EFFECTS;

EARTHQUAKES;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; GRAVITY DAM; ICE LOAD; VIBRATION;

DAMPING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; GRAVITY DAM; ICE COVER; RESONANCE; VIBRATION;

CANADA; OUTARDES RIVER; QUEBEC;

EID: 0036891293     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.205     Document Type: Article

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