Structural analyses of the submerged floating tunnel prototype in Qiandao Lake (PR of China)

Advances in Structural Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 439-454

  Mazzolani, F M ^a   Landolfo, R ^a   Faggiano, B ^a   Esposto, M ^a   Perotti, F ^b   Barbella, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic analyses; Prototype; Seismic analyses; Submerged floating tunnels

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; SEISMOLOGY; TUNNELS;

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNS; ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS; HYDRODYNAMIC ANALYSES; INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS; LOAD CONDITIONS; MODEL ASSUMPTIONS; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; PROTOTYPE; SAFETY CHECKS; SEISMIC ANALYSES; SEISMIC LOADS; SUBMERGED FLOATING TUNNEL; SUBMERGED FLOATING TUNNELS; SYSTEM BEHAVIOUR; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS;

LAKES;

EID: 52249116074     PISSN: 13694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/136943308785836862     Document Type: Article

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