Research Article

Structure Strengthening Method for Enhancing Seismic Behavior of Soft Tunnel Portal Section

Table 1

Test cases.

Test caseConcrete gradeEc (×104 N/mm2)ft (N/mm2)fc (N/mm2)

1C25281.2711.9
2C30301.4314.3
3C3531.51.5716.7
4C4032.51.7119.1

Ec is the elastic modulus, ft is the axial tensile strength, and fc is the axial compressive strength.