Research Article

Correlation Effects of Near-Field Seismic Components in Circular Metro Tunnels: A Case Study—Tehran Metro Tunnels

Table 1

Elastic properties of the rock mass, tunnel lining, and seismic excitation [23].

Input data of the example case study

Rock mass properties
Modulus of elasticity, Em2.00 GPa
Bulk modulus, Km1.11 GPa
Shear modulus, Gm0.83 GPa
Shear wave velocity, CS645 m/s
Compressional wave velocity, CP1054 m/s
Poisson ratio, m0.2
Density, ρm2.0 Mg/m3

Liner properties
Modulus of elasticity, El19 GPa
Radius, r4.0 m
Poisson ratio, l0.2
Thickness, t0.15 m
Flexibility ratio, F3193
Compressibility ratio, C3.74
Seismic excitation
Peak seismic stress (xy = 2 . CS . S or yy = 2 . Cp . )1.60 MPa

Peak ground velocity attributed to S-waves,0.620 m/s
Peak ground velocity attributed to P-waves, 0.379 m/s