A DEM based tool for the safety analysis of masonry gravity dams

A numerical model for analysis of masonry gravity dams based on the discrete element method is presented. The dam and the rock foundation are represented as block assemblies, using elementary 3- and 4-node blocks. Complex block shapes are obtained by assembling the elementary blocks into macroblocks...

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Main Author: Bretas, E. M. (author)
Other Authors: Lemos, José V. (author), Lourenço, Paulo B. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Masonry dams
Discrete elements
Stress analysis
Failure mechanisms
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/32313
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/32313

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/32313

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