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Effects of two important factors on earthquake response of high arch dams are considered and combined into one program. These factors are: effects of radiation damping of the infinite canyon and local non-linearity of the contraction joint opening between the dam monoliths. For modeling of rock canyon, the discrete parameters are obtained based on a curve fitting, thus allowing the nonlinear dam system to be solved in the time domain. The earthquake uniform free-field input at the dam-canyon interface is used. An engineering example is given to demonstrate the significant effects of the radiation damping on the structure response.
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Liu, X., Xu, Y., Wang, G. et al. Seismic response of arch dams considering infinite radiation damping and joint opening effects. Earthq. Engin. Engin. Vib. 1, 65–73 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11803-002-0009-x
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