THE `EQUIVALENT LOAD' METHOD FOR ELASTIC THERMAL STRESS PROBLEMS WITH PARTICULAR APPLICATION TO ARCH DAMS.

Keywords: EQUIVALENT, LOADS, METHODS, ELASTIC, THERMAL, STRESS, PROBLEMS, APPLICATIONS, ARCHES, DAMS, DEFLECTION, TEMPERATURE, DEFORMATION, THIN, SOLUTIONS, NUMERICAL, VALUE, TECHNIQUES, FINITE DIFFERENCE, BEAMS, PLATES, SLABS, CURVES, CYLINDRICAL, SHELLS, EXTERNAL, LOADING, FORMULATION, WALES UNIVERSITY, PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION