Research Article

Failure Characteristics of Joint Bolts in Shield Tunnels Subjected to Impact Loads from a Derailed Train

Table 6

Maximum tensile and shear force and the failure type of joint bolts in Model I.

Joint bolt numberABCDEFGH

Maximum tensile force (kN)652.897.60.00.050.5202.70.057.6
Time of maximum tensile force (ms)4.024.85//0.524.68/0.72
Maximum shear force (kN)65.51478.5478.5478.5478.5478.5478.5478.5
Time of maximum shear force (ms)2.604.856.1417.096.014.6815.4517.31
Failure typeTensileShearShearShearShearShearShearShear