Numerical modeling of soil-structure interface of a concrete-faced rockfill dam

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 762-772

  Zhang, Ga ^a   Zhang, Jian Min ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Concrete faced rockfill dam; FEM; Interface; Model; Numerical analysis

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE-FACED ROCKFILL DAM; CUSHION LAYERS; DAM BODIES; DAM CONSTRUCTIONS; DIRECT SHEARS; ELASTO PLASTICITIES; FACE SLABS; FEM; FINITE-ELEMENT METHODS; HYDRAULIC PROJECTS; INTERFACE; INTERFACE ELEMENTS; INTERFACE MODELS; MONOTONIC AND CYCLIC BEHAVIORS; NUMERICAL MODELING; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERFACES; STRESS RESPONSE; STRONG INTERACTIONS; WATER STORAGES;

DAMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER ANALYSIS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CONCRETE STRUCTURE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCKFILL DAM; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STIFFNESS;

EID: 64849100535     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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