- Title
- Analysis of circular tunnels due to seismic P-wave propagation, with emphasis on unreinforced concrete liners
- Creator
- Kouretzis, George P.; Andrianopoulos, Konstantinos I.; Sloan, Scott W.; Carter, John P.
- Relation
- Computers and Geotechnics Vol. 55, p. 187-194
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2013.08.012
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science & Technology
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2014
- Description
- A set of closed-form expressions to calculate tunnel liner forces due to compressional seismic P-wave propagation is presented. The results are compared against a state-of-practice method that considers only shear S-waves, and verified against dynamic numerical analyses. Under the realistic assumption of full-slip conditions at the liner-rock mass interface, it is shown that P-waves can lead to significantly higher axial hoop forces compared to S-waves, and can be critical for tunnels bored through areas of irregular topography/geological stratigraphy. The findings are of particular interest for the analysis of unreinforced concrete tunnel liners, where earthquake effects can be a governing factor.
- Subject
- earthquakes; tunnels; unreinforced concrete; P-waves
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1056397
- Identifier
- uon:16039
- Identifier
- ISSN:0266-352X
- Language
- eng
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