Dynamic centrifuge model tests on asphalt-concrete core dams

Geotechnique

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 763-771

  Baziar, M H ^a   Salemi, S H ^b   Merrifield, C M ^c  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Engineering Geology   (Iran)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Centrifuge modelling; Dams; Dynamics; Numerical modelling

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGE MODELLING; CENTRIFUGE MODELS; CENTRIFUGE TESTS; CONCRETE CORE; CORE ZONES; DYNAMIC BEHAVIOURS; DYNAMIC CENTRIFUGE MODEL TESTS; IMPACT LOADS; NON-LINEAR; NUMERICAL DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL RESULTS; ROCK-FILL DAM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL DYNAMICS;

ASPHALT; CENTRIFUGATION; CENTRIFUGES; DAMS; DEFORMATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RESEARCH;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETER; ASPHALT; CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TEST; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCKFILL DAM; SHEAR STRAIN;

EID: 77949685566     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 17517656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.7.00004     Document Type: Article

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