Non-linear behavior of mass concrete in three-dimensional problems using a smeared crack approach

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-269

  Mirzabozorg, H ^a   Ghaemian, M ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Concrete dams; Dam reservoir; Dynamic analysis; Smeared crack model

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; DATA REDUCTION; DYNAMIC LOADS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEISMOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CRACK PROFILES; MASS CONCRETES; STATIC LOADS; TENSILE FRACTURE;

CRACKS;

DAM; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING;

EID: 14844304650     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.423     Document Type: Article

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