Dynamic analysis of concrete arch dams by ideal-coupled modal approach

Engineering Structures

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1377-1383

  Aftabi Sani, Ahmad ^a   Lotfi Vahid, V ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Concrete arch dam; Coupled modes; Decoupled modes; Fluid structure interaction; Ideal coupled modes; Modal approach

Indexed keywords

ACTUAL SYSTEM; CONCRETE ARCH DAMS; COUPLED MODALS; COUPLED MODE; COUPLED PROBLEMS; DAM-RESERVOIR SYSTEMS; DECOUPLED MODAL APPROACH; FREQUENCY DOMAINS; IDEAL SYSTEMS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUID; MODE SHAPES; ORIGINAL SYSTEMS; RITZ VECTOR;

ARCH DAMS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE DAMS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

ARCHES;

ARCH; CONCRETE; DAM; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; RESERVOIR;

EID: 77950338057     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2010.01.016     Document Type: Article

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