Research Article
Seismic Performance Evaluation and Analysis of Major Arch Dams Considering Material and Joint Nonlinearity Effects
Table 3
Maximum (S1) and minimum (S3) principal stresses in crest nodes.
| Principal Stresses | Mat-non model | Joint-non model | Centre node (MPa) | Left quarter node (MPa) | Right quarter node (MPa) | Centre nodes (MPa) | Left quarter nodes (MPa) | Right quarter nodes (MPa) |
| S1 | 5.10 | 1.84 | 1.71 | 2.00 | 1.41 | 2.32 | 4.21 | 3.04 | 1.17 | S3 | −13.7 | −11.1 | −7.8 | −20.1 | −20.2 | −13.1 | −11.6 | −7.1 | −8.6 |
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