Failure analysis and remedial measures applied to a RC water tank

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1674-1685

  Calderón, Pedro A ^a   Adam, Jose M ^a   Payá Zaforteza, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Damage assessment; Failure analysis; Finite element analysis; Repairs; Tank failures

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; DAMAGE ASSESSMENT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENTS; IN-SITU; REMEDIAL MEASURES; SOIL-STRUCTURE SYSTEMS; TANK FAILURES;

BUILDING MATERIALS; DAMAGE DETECTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POTABLE WATER; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RETAINING WALLS; SAFETY FACTOR; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TANKS;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

EID: 64649103551     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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