Research Article

Effect of Vertically Propagating Shear Waves on Seismic Behavior of Circular Tunnels

Table 2

Geotechnical properties of sections layers.

SectionLayer typeDepth (m)Density (kg/m3)Bulk modulus (Pa)Shear modulus (Pa)Friction angle (°)Cohesion (Pa)

1Coarse-grained0–91800 35
Coarse-grained9–262050 35
Fine-grained26–392050 28

2Fine-grained0–7.51800 27
Coarse-grained7.5–151850 31
Fine-grained15–211900 26
Coarse-grained21–301900 32
Fine-grained30–362100 30
Coarse-grained36–452100 32