Research Article
Effect of Vertically Propagating Shear Waves on Seismic Behavior of Circular Tunnels
Table 2
Geotechnical properties of sections layers.
| Section | Layer type | Depth (m) | Density (kg/m3) | Bulk modulus (Pa) | Shear modulus (Pa) | Friction angle (°) | Cohesion (Pa) |
| 1 | Coarse-grained | 0–9 | 1800 | | | 35 | | Coarse-grained | 9–26 | 2050 | | | 35 | | Fine-grained | 26–39 | 2050 | | | 28 | |
| 2 | Fine-grained | 0–7.5 | 1800 | | | 27 | | Coarse-grained | 7.5–15 | 1850 | | | 31 | | Fine-grained | 15–21 | 1900 | | | 26 | | Coarse-grained | 21–30 | 1900 | | | 32 | | Fine-grained | 30–36 | 2100 | | | 30 | | Coarse-grained | 36–45 | 2100 | | | 32 | |
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