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Simplified Analysis of the Lining Behavior During Earthquakes in Deep Rock Tunnels

Pierpaolo Oreste1
  • 1 Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructural Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca Degli Abruzzi 24, I-10129 Torino, Italy

Abstract

The sizing of the lining of a tunnel requires to consider not only the static loads transmitted from the surrounding rock, but also the effects of earthquakes on the stresses and strains of the lining. The detailed evaluation of the interaction earthquake-lining using numerical methods typically requires very long calculation time and can be limited to the verification of the project final configuration. In this study a simplified procedure for the assessment of the effects of an earthquake on the tunnel lining is presented. This procedure is based on the calculation method Einstein and Schwartz and quickly allows the estimation of maximum moments induced by the earthquake in the lining. Through this procedure it was possible to develop a parametric analysis that allowed to evaluate the pseudo-static loads that is necessary to consider on the rock around the tunnel, according to the earthquake characteristics and to the geomechanic quality of the rock mass. A final calculation example illustrates the modalities for the analysis of a tunnel lining in the presence of a defined earthquake, using the charts developed in the present paper.

American Journal of Applied Sciences
Volume 12 No. 3, 2015, 191-199

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2015.191.199

Submitted On: 17 March 2015 Published On: 4 May 2015

How to Cite: Oreste, P. (2015). Simplified Analysis of the Lining Behavior During Earthquakes in Deep Rock Tunnels. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 12(3), 191-199. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2015.191.199

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Keywords

  • Tunnel Lining
  • Deep Tunnel
  • Circular Tunnel
  • Dynamic Effect on the Tunnel
  • Earthquake Action on the Structure
  • Shear Wave
  • Concrete Lining
  • Shear Strain
  • Wave Propagation Velocity
  • Peak Particle Velocity
  • Peak Particle Acceleration