EARTHQUAKE-PROOF TUNNEL Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC E02D29/45 

FIELD: construction, road engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention is related to construction of tunnels and may be used in creation of earthquake-proof tunnel design. Earthquake-proof tunnel consists of rigidly fixed metal and elastic, for instance, rubber, elements installed one after another, at that elastic elements are made of two types: autonomous longitudinal rectangular in shape, equal in length to metal element and in width also equal to width of metal element with symmetrically arranged holes in number equal to number of fixtures in metal elements of tunnel and round in external diametre equal to external diametre of tunnel and by thickness that makes 1.618 of metal element end height and holes with identical pitch, which are located in transverse plane and along axis of elastic element symmetry and in number equal to number of fixtures installed in metal elements of tunnel. At the middle of every half-wave of average length of earthquakes wave observed in this area, under their maximums compensators are installed, which consist of elastic material with length of 1.618 Lm, where Lm is longitudinal size of metal element arranged in the form of ring with symmetrically installed holes in its ends with identical pitch at ring end surface, and two springs are installed inside these holes: one compression spring of the largest diametre, and inside of it - tension spring with two horizontal threaded ends fixed by nuts on opposite ends of tunnel metal elements with a close fit. Similar springs are installed also in holes of autonomous longitudinal rectangular elastic elements.

EFFECT: increased strength and reliability of tunnel during earthquakes.

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