Modeling coupled processes of non-steady seepage flow and non-linear deformation for a concrete-faced rockfill dam

Computers and Structures

Volumn 89, Issue 13-14, 2011, Pages 1333-1351

  Chen, Yifeng ^a   Hu, Ran ^a   Lu, Wenbo ^a   Li, Dianqing ^a   Zhou, Chuangbing ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Concrete faced rockfill dam; Coupled hydromechanical analysis; Non linear deformation; Non steady seepage flow; Numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE FACED ROCKFILL DAM; COUPLED HYDROMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; NON-STEADY SEEPAGE FLOW; NONLINEAR DEFORMATIONS; NUMERICAL MODELING;

DAMS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SEEPAGE; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

DEFORMATION;

EID: 79956082333     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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