Generation of spatially nonuniform ground motion for nonlinear analysis of a concrete arch dam

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1339-1357

  Alves, S W ^a   Hall, J F ^b,c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Department of Civil Engineering ^*

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Generated abutment motion; Northridge earthquake; Pacoima Dam; Pseudostatic response; Spatially nonuniform ground motion

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE DAMS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; SEISMIC WAVES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

GROUND MOTION; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHIC AMPLIFICATION;

ARCH DAMS;

ACCELEROMETER; CONCRETE STRUCTURE; DAM; EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUND MOTION; NONLINEARITY; SEISMIC WAVE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES; NORTH AMERICA; PACOIMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748659224     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: 10969845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.576     Document Type: Article

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