Research Article

Numerical Investigation into the Effects of Controlled Tunnel Blast on Dynamic Responses of the Transmission Tower

Table 1

Property parameters of the soil.

Soil layerNameDensity (kN/m3)Cohesion (kPa)Friction angle (°)Elastic modulus (MPa)Poisson’s ratio

1Clay19.82520200.38
2Fully weathered quartz amphibolite23.02628480.35
3Strongly weathered quartz amphibolite27.72830700.32
4Medium weathered quartz amphibolite28.95.5 × 103414.0 × 1040.30
5Slightly weathered quartz amphibolite30.07.0 × 103426.5 × 1040.23