Significance of rigorous fluid-foundation interaction in dynamic analysis of concrete gravity dams

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-150

  Lotfi, Vahid ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Concrete gravity dams; Dynamic analysis; Fluid foundation interaction; Rigorous interaction

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLUID DYNAMICS; GRAVITY DAMS;

CONCRETE GRAVITY DAMS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FLUID-FOUNDATION INTERACTION; RIGOROUS INTERACTION;

FLOW INTERACTIONS;

EID: 27744514118     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2005.21.2.137     Document Type: Article

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