Determination of water level effects on the dynamic characteristics of a prototype arch dam model using ambient vibration testing

Experimental Techniques

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-82

  Sevim, B ^a,b   Bayraktar, A ^a   Altunisik A C ^a   Adanur, S ^a   Akkose M ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GUMUSHANE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ambient Vibration Testing; Arch Dam Reservoir Foundation Model; Dynamic Characteristics; Modal Testing; Prototype Model; Water Level Effects

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT EXCITATION; AMBIENT VIBRATION TEST; AMBIENT VIBRATIONS; DAM BODY; DAMPING RATIO; DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; MODAL TESTINGS; MODE SHAPES; PROTOTYPE MODELS;

ARCH DAMS; ARCHES; MODAL ANALYSIS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PNEUMATIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; UNDERWATER FOUNDATIONS; WATER LEVELS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

EID: 84856034071     PISSN: 07328818     EISSN: 17471567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-1567.2010.00671.x     Document Type: Article

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