Published: Građevinar 71 (2019) 9
Paper type: Subject review
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Simulation of concrete ageing on dams as illustrated by numerical analysis of Jablanica HPP
Abstract
The paper presents a model for numerical simulation of interaction between the fluid and the reinforced-concrete structure under seismic load for spatial 3D problems, with an emphasis of concrete dams. The model is based on the so called partition scheme for coupled (multi-field) problems. The model especially focuses on the concrete ageing effects, which has proven to be highly significant in the analysis of older structures. The paper starts with a brief description of the numerical model, which is followed by a more detailed description of the concrete ageing model, and by analysis of Jablanica hydropower plant (HPP) on which the validity of the model and related software was checked.
Keywordsconcrete gravity dams, numerical model, fluid-structure interaction, seismic analysis, concrete ageing