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.004a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2014/312827/figures/312827.fig.004a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Snapshot of the Xiaowan arch dam</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="312827.fig.004b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2014/312827/figures/312827.fig.004b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Schematic sketch of new cracks in the number 22 dam monolith near the number 2 middle diversion outlet since 2009</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="312827.fig.004c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2014/312827/figures/312827.fig.004c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>A snapshot of the number 2 middle diversion outlet</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Cracking near the middle diversion outlets of the Xiaowan arch dam.</table>

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Figure 4: Effects of Outlets on Cracking Risk and Integral Stability of Super-High Arch Dams 