The design of steel-lined pressure tunnels and shafts

International Journal on Hydropower and Dams

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 142-151

  Hachem, F E ^a   Schleiss, A J ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SIGNALS; ALLOWABLE STRESS; DESIGN CRITERION; DESIGN METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS THEORY; LOAD SHARING; PRESSURE TUNNEL; STEEL LINER; STRUCTURAL STIFFNESS;

DESIGN; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

HIGH STRENGTH STEEL;

EID: 79151486631     PISSN: 13522523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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