Effects of Outlets on Cracking Risk and Integral Stability of Super-High Arch Dams

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="312827.fig.003a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2014/312827/figures/312827.fig.003a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Crack propagation in the number 2 reservoir empting bottom outlet</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="312827.fig.003b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2014/312827/figures/312827.fig.003b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Description of original cracks of the number 2 reservoir empting bottom outlet</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Schematic sketch of outlet cracking in the number 2 reservoir empting bottom outlet of the Goupitan arch dam.</table>

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Figure 3: Effects of Outlets on Cracking Risk and Integral Stability of Super-High Arch Dams 