6、eareshownin Figure2.1.15–3 (unitsof g =9.81 m sec–2).Priortotheearthquakeexcitation,thedamissubjectedtogravityloadingduetoitsself-weightandtothehydrostaticpressureofthereservoirontheupstreamwall.Forthepurposeofthisexampleweneglectthedam–foundationinteractionsbyassumingthatthefoundationisrigid.T