Research Article
Study of Surface Displacements on Tunnelling under Buildings Using 3DEC Numerical Modelling
Table 2
Rock/soil properties considered for strata.
| Layer | Depth from surface | Density (kg/m3) | Bulk modulus (Pa) | Rigidity modulus (Pa) | Cohesion (kPa) | Angle of internal friction |
| Clayey silt | 0–0.5 m | 1800 | 1.867 × 107 | 0.622 × 107 | 10 | 32° | Silty sand | 0.5 m–1 m | 2000 | 3.9 × 107 | 2.85 × 107 | 5 | 34° | Sandstone/weathered rock | 1 m-2 m | 2400 | 3.3 × 108 | 1.1 × 108 | 1500 | 42° | Moderately weathered rock | From 2 m to a great depth | 2500 | 4.76 × 108 | 1.47 × 108 | 2000 | 50° |
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