Numerical modelling of the transverse dynamic behaviour of circular tunnels in clayey soils

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1059-1072

  Amorosi, A ^a   Boldini, D ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clayey soils; Finite element analysis; Numerical modelling; Seismic behaviour of tunnel; Shallow tunnels

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTHQUAKES; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOLOGIC MODELS; SOILS; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

CLAYEY SOILS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; SEISMIC BEHAVIOUR OF TUNNEL; SHALLOW TUNNELS;

TUNNELS;

CLAY SOIL; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; SITE EFFECT; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; TUNNEL; TUNNEL DESIGN; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOPLASTICITY;

EID: 61749084915     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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