Nonlinear Seismic Response Analysis of Realistic Gravity Dam-Reservoir Systems

International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 329-338

  Asteris, P G ^a   Tzamtzis, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Gravity dam; Interface element; Joint; Seismic response

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344287492     PISSN: 15651339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJNSNS.2003.4.4.329     Document Type: Article

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