Table 1: Main results of rocking-sliding analysis of the 20m high detached concrete block in the central upper portion of dam for empty and full reservoir conditions (horizontal and vertical PGA: 0.35g and 0.23g, respectively)
Earthquake ground motion
Earthquake duration (s)
Reservoir (empty/full)
Max. sliding displacement along crack at lift joint (mm)
Max. crack opening displacement at upstream edge (mm)
Max. crack opening displacement at downstream edge (mm)
MCE1
15
empty
272
129
58
MCE2
25
empty
525
149
40
MCE3
32
empty
708
142
76
MCE1
15
full
346
136
96
MCE2
25
full
307
143
86
MCE3
32
full
280
110
30
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