Research Article

Fracture Analysis of Brittle Materials Based on Nonlinear FEM and Application in Arch Dam with Fractures

Table 5

Unbalanced force of cracks under overload (104 N).

Number CrackScheme   1Scheme   2Scheme   3

113-10.000.0012.54
213-20.020.87221.69
320-10.000.002.83
420-20.030.707614.90 *
522-10.000.000.00
622-30.000.000.00
722-40.000.000.00
825-10.000.008.00
928-10.000.9465.95
1028-21.77345.5415810.91 *
1130-10.026.04687.85
Dam heel415601.5 415560.7 414973

*Dominating cracks in the propagation process.