Failure analysis of fractured dams during earthquakes by DEM

Engineering Structures

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1483-1502

  Pekau, O A ^a   Yuzhu, Cui ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collapse; Concrete gravity dams; Distinct element method; Earthquakes; Fractured

Indexed keywords

DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD (DEM); FRACTURED DAMS; HYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; EARTHQUAKES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; HYDRODYNAMICS;

DAMS;

DAM; EARTHQUAKE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

DAM FAILURE; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 4344576175     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2004.05.019     Document Type: Article

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