Abstract: A numerical scheme for seismic analysis of nonhomogeneous embankment dam sections has been presented and shown to provide results that approximate reasonably well the more precise 2-D analyses in a gravel shell dam design. ...

Abstract: This paper presents a formulation of the indirect boundary element method based on the principle of virtual work for the dynamic analysis of frame structures buried in semi-infinite elastic media. The present formulation, ...

Abstract: An approximate analysis of end supported, thin‐walled prismatic members of open profile section to predict buckling loads under dead weight and water loading is presented. When the critical buckling mode involves considerable ...

Abstract: Response of embankment dams to horizontal seismic motions accounting for nonlinearities in dynamic soil behavior and for three-dimensional effects due to the geometrical configuration of canyon walls is analyzed by means ...

Abstract: This note reports results of two tests performed on full-scale thin-walled prestressed concrete beams where the increase in external load is caused by changing the water level contained in the beam section. The purpose of ...

Abstract: The new Río Cuarto Bridge, currently under construction in the Province of Córdoba, Argentina, consists of a 110-m long, cable-stayed main span with a prestressed concrete deck, steel pylons, and two 50-m–long side spans ...

Abstract: This paper deals with analyses and reduced scale tests carried out to validate the design of flexible protection structures for bridge piers against ship impact. The protection system analyzed is part of the fixed link ...

Abstract: This work deals with the overall flexural instability of an angle section column under axial load, taking into account deformations of the cross section as buckling occurs. A nonlinear differential formulation with two ...