An investigation into the seismic behaviour of dams using dynamic centrifuge modelling

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1479-1495

  Saleh, S ^a   Madabhushi, S P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centrifuge modelling; Dams; Dynamic response; Earthquake loading; Excess pore pressures; Hydro dynamic pressures

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGE MODELLING; CENTRIFUGE TESTS; CYCLIC SHEAR STRESS; DYNAMIC CHANGES; EARTH PRESSURE; EARTH PRESSURE CELL; EARTHQUAKE LOADING; EARTHQUAKE LOADINGS; EXCESS PORE PRESSURE; FOUNDATION STIFFNESS; HYDRO-DYNAMIC PRESSURES; HYDRODYNAMIC PRESSURE; MODEL DAMS; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; RESERVOIR WATER; SEISMIC BEHAVIOUR; SOIL FOUNDATION; UPSTREAM FACE; VARYING STIFFNESS; VERTICAL BEARING;

CENTRIFUGATION; CENTRIFUGES; CONCRETE DAMS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKES; ELASTICITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; FOUNDATIONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOADING; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RETAINING WALLS; SOILS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TEST; CONCRETE; DAM; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FOUNDATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PORE PRESSURE; POREWATER; RESERVOIR; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS;

EID: 78650075351     PISSN: 1570761X     EISSN: 15731456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10518-010-9183-9     Document Type: Article

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