The Failure Mechanism of Concrete Gravity Dams considering Different Nonlinear Models under Strong Earthquakes

Figure 13

Time histories of relevant variables at the element 3143 for the earthquake overload coefficient of 2.0. (a) Time history of tensile damage variables. (b) The relative horizontal displacement is 8.97 mm after the earthquake. (c) The relative vertical displacement is 17.38 mm after the earthquake.

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