Impact of Saturation Variability on Dynamic Tunnel-Soil Interaction Under Repeated Shaking: 1 g Experimental Insights

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Authors: Amith Kadaba Sheshadri, Ganesh Kumar Shanmugam
Cited by: 1
References: 45

Abstract

In tunnel‑soil interaction studies, the effect of ground saturation and its impact under repeated shaking events were limited. This research explores the tunnel-soil interaction using a 1:10 square tunnel embedded ground with 25%, 50%, and 75% saturation subjected to repeated incremental acceleration loading of 0.1 g, 0.2 g, 0.3 g, 0.4 g and 0.5 g with 40 s duration using uniaxial shake table fecility. No significant deformation was observed for 25% ground saturation despite repeated incremental acceleration loading. The generation of pore water pressures and associated liquefaction and reliquefaction susceptibility in 50% and 75% due to repeated incremental acceleration loading impacts the ground response, affecting tunnel performance and stability.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Rock Mechanics and Modeling

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of Earthquake Engineering
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Pages
1–23
Publication date
5 July 2026
Language
EN