Seismic water pressure in cracked concrete gravity dams: Experimental study and theoretical modeling

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 139-150

  Javanmardi, Farrokh ^a   Léger, Pierre ^a   Tinawi, René ^a,b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cracking; Dams, concrete; Dams, gravity; Interaction models; Laboratory tests; Seismic stability; Water pressure

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; EARTHQUAKES; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SAFETY FACTOR; SEISMOLOGY;

CONCRETE GRAVITY DAMS; INTERACTION MODELS; LABORATORY TESTS; SEISMIC STABILITY; WATER PRESSURE;

CONCRETE DAMS;

EID: 12344301177     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2005)131:1(139)     Document Type: Article

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