Effect of inclined soil layers on surface vibration from underground railways using the thin-layer method

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 137, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 887-900

  Jones, Simon ^a   Hunt, Hugh ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equivalent internal source; Ground vibration; Inclined layer; Thin layer method; Underground railway

Indexed keywords

GROUND VIBRATION; INCLINED LAYER; INTERNAL SOURCE; THIN LAYER METHOD; UNDERGROUND RAILWAY;

GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOMETRY; RAILROADS;

VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; GROUND MOTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAILWAY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VIBRATION;

EID: 84855931400     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000292     Document Type: Article

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