Contributions of Flexible-Arch Configurations in Shimenzi Arch Dam: New Evidence from Field Measurements

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="467369.fig.009a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2014/467369/figures/467369.fig.009a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Case I model</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="467369.fig.009b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2014/467369/figures/467369.fig.009b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Case II model</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="467369.fig.009c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2014/467369/figures/467369.fig.009c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>Case III model</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Comparison of principal tensile stress distribution for a plane arch structure with different joint arrangements subjected to constant temperature drop loads.</table>

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Figure 9: Contributions of Flexible-Arch Configurations in Shimenzi Arch Dam: New Evidence from Field Measurements 