Computer aided stability analysis of gravity dams - CADAM

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 403-420

  Leclerc, Martin ^a   Léger, Pierre ^a   Tinawi, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer aided design; Concrete gravity dams; Floods; Gravity method; Monte carlo simulations; Seismic response; Stability analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; DRAINAGE; GRAVITY DAMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CRACK LENGTHS;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 0038485876     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-9978(03)00040-1     Document Type: Article

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