Key parameters governing the performance of soft tunnel coating for seismic isolation.

A method to cover a tunnel lining with a soft and thin coating is discussed herein as a possible measure for mitigating seismic damage to tunnels. Long term earthquake observations at different tunnel sites within a variety of alluvial soil deposits have demonstrated that a circular tunnel is liable...

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Published in:Earthquake engineering & structural dynamics. 30, 9 (2001).
Main Author: Kim, Dae-Sang
Format: Article
Language:English
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