Research Article

Fatigue Life Characteristics of Segmental Lining Structure for the Shallow Buried Metro Tunnel under the Dynamic Load of a High-Speed Railway

Table 3

Fatigue life of segment at different buried depths.

DepthThe joint between the two ringsThe end of the bolt
Minimum stress /(MPa)Maximum stress /(MPa)Fatigue life Minimum stress /(MPa)Maximum stress /(MPa)Fatigue life

5m0.73261.29557.6580.71851.21048.108
7m0.79111.23428.0550.78671.15998.456
10m0.89331.21928.1350.86151.13218.687
13m1.09441.33847.6971.15541.26318.282
16m1.26571.42187.5321.19241.31988.011