Research Article

Study on Crack Propagation of the Tunnel Model under Dynamic Loading

Table 1

Mechanical properties of the PMMA.

Mechanical propertiesSymbolsUnitsPMMA

Densitykg/m31180
Dynamic Young’s modulusEdGPa6.1
Poisson’s ratioVd0.31
Velocity of compressive wavesCpm/s2320
Velocity of shear wavesCsm/s1260
Stress optical constantCm2/N0.88 × 10−10
Shear modulusGGPa1.28