Vulnerability analysis of large concrete dams using the continuum strong discontinuity approach and neural networks

Structural Safety

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-235

  Papadrakakis, Manolis ^a   Papadopoulos, Vissarion ^a   Lagaros, Nikos D ^a   Oliver, Javier ^b   Huespe, Alfredo E ^c   Sánchez, Pablo ^c  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Continuum Strong Discontinuity Approach; Fragility curves; Monte Carlo Simulation; Neural Networks; Reliability analysis; Soft computing; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE ENERGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEURAL NETWORKS; POISSON RATIO; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CONTINUUM STRONG DISCONTINUITY APPROACH; FRAGILITY CURVES; VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS;

CONCRETE DAMS;

BEARING CAPACITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE DAMS; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE ENERGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEURAL NETWORKS; POISSON RATIO; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 39649083583     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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