Abstract
This study investigates the dynamic response of RC lined rectangular tunnel in soil subjected to internal blast load. For this purpose, a three-dimensional non-linear finite element model comprising of tunnel lining, reinforcement, and soil is analyzed in Abaqus/Explicit. The behaviors of soil, concrete, and steel are simulated using Drucker-Prager plasticity, concrete damaged plasticity, and Johnson–Cook (J-C) plasticity models, respectively. The effect of various grades of concrete (C30, C40, and C50) and lining thickness (300 mm, 400 mm, and 500 mm) on the dynamic response of the tunnel structure and the surrounding soil is investigated. It is observed from the results that deformations of tunnel lining increase with a decrease in the grade of concrete and decrease with an increase in lining thickness. The results suggest it is advantageous to increase the thickness of the liner for a certain grade of concrete, rather than increasing the grade of concrete for the same liner thickness for better blast response. The vulnerability of the tunnel liner is high at the roof-sidewall junction suggesting the need for better reinforcement detailing.
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Gulshan Kumar Yadav contributed to the investigation and data curation, and writing the original draft.
Nishant Roy provided the supervision and methodology and contributed to the conceptualization and editing of the draft.
Ravi Kant Mittal reviewed the work and provided suggestions for improvement and editing of the draft.
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Yadav, G.K., Roy, N. & Mittal, R.K. Influence of Grade of Concrete and Lining Thickness on Blast Response of Tunnels. Transp. Infrastruct. Geotech. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40515-024-00408-4
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