A modified approach for determination of nonlinear properties in seismic response analyses for 200 m high core rock-fill dams

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1064-1072

  Li, Hongjun ^a   Chi, Shichun ^a   Lin, Gao ^a   Zhong, Hong ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Average curve; Confining pressure; CPI curve; High rock fill dam; Nonlinear soil properties; Site response

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BINARY CODES; DAMS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; INTERPOLATION; ROCKS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMOLOGY; SOILS;

AVERAGE CURVE; CONFINING PRESSURE; CONFINING PRESSURES; CPI CURVE; DYNAMIC PARAMETERS; EFFECTIVE STRESSES; EQUIVALENT-LINEAR; HIGH ROCK-FILL DAM; IN-SITU STRESSES; ITERATIVE PROCESSING; NON-LINEAR PROPERTIES; NONLINEAR SOIL PROPERTIES; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; ROCK-FILL DAMS; SAFETY STATUS; SHEARING STRAIN; SITE RESPONSE; SOIL ELEMENTS; VARIATIONS OF;

EMBANKMENT DAMS;

CONFINING PRESSURE; DAM; EARTHQUAKE; EFFECTIVE STRESS; ESTIMATION METHOD; NONLINEARITY; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SOIL PROPERTY;

EID: 49249096681     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T08-045     Document Type: Article

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