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In this paper, the seismic response of concrete gravity dams is presented using the concept of Continuum Damage Mechanics (CDM) and adopting the hybrid Finite Element-Boundary Element technique. The finite element is used for discretization of the near field and the boundary element method is employed to model the semi-infinite far field. The proposed method is shown to be computationally efficient and consistent in its treatment of damage evolution in gravity dams.
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Valliappan, S., Yazdchi, M. (1999). Seismic Response of Concrete Gravity Dams — A Continuum Damage Mechanics Approach. In: Mang, H.A., Rammerstorfer, F.G. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Discretization Methods in Structural Mechanics. Solid Mechanics and its Applications, vol 68. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4589-3_14
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