Isogeometric shape optimization of high RCC gravity dams with functionally graded partition structure considering hydraulic fracturing

M Zhang, M Li, Y Shen, J Zhang - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
The seepage and cracking problems are always the key factors threatening the safety of
RCC gravity dams. To improve the overall performance of the dam, a new type of high RCC …

A discontinuous Nitsche‐based finite element formulation for the imposition of the Navier‐slip condition over embedded volumeless geometries

R Zorrilla, A Larese de Tetto… - International Journal for …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This work describes a novel formulation for the simulation of incompressible Navier–Stokes
problems involving nonconforming discretizations of membrane‐like bodies. The new …