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Seismic Design of Tunnels - Parsons Brinckerhoff

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7. Calculate the maximum bending moment (Equation 3-3) and the corresponding<br />

bending strain <strong>of</strong> the tunnel lining:<br />

Ê L 2<br />

K<br />

ˆ<br />

t<br />

Ë<br />

M max =<br />

2p ¯<br />

1 +<br />

Ê K t ˆÊ<br />

L<br />

ËE c I c<br />

¯Ë<br />

ˆ¯<br />

D b<br />

4<br />

2p<br />

Ê<br />

526 400 2<br />

ˆ<br />

Ë<br />

=<br />

2p ¯<br />

Ê 526<br />

1 +<br />

ˆÊ<br />

400ˆ<br />

x0.226<br />

4<br />

Ë518400x1574¯Ë<br />

2p ¯<br />

= 41539 k - ft<br />

e bending = M max R<br />

E c I c<br />

= 41539x10<br />

518400x1574<br />

= 0.00051<br />

8. Compare the combined axial and bending compression strains to the allowable:<br />

e max =e axial +e bending<br />

= 0.00026 + 0.00051<br />

= 0.00077

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