Comparison of non-orthogonal smeared crack and plasticity models for dynamic analysis of concrete arch dams

Computers and Structures

Volumn 81, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1461-1474

  Espandar, Radin ^a   Lotfi, Vahid ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Concrete arch dam; Concrete modeling; Non linear dynamic analysis; Plasticity; Seismic load; Smeared crack approach

Indexed keywords

ARCH DAMS; CONCRETE DAMS; CRACKS; PLASTICITY; STRESSES;

SEISMIC LOADS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037879360     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(03)00083-X     Document Type: Article

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