Numerical Modeling of Soil and Structure Behavior for Tunneling in Different Types of Soil

This note studies the correlation between surface and tunnel volume loss in various types of dry soil via finite element method. The effect of small strain stiffness, the buoyancy effect of soil, and tunnel overburden depth are considered in the 2D tunneling model. The results show that both surface...

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Main Authors: Chenyang Zhao, Xuehu Zhang, Arash Alimardani Lavasan, Cungang Lin, Yu Chen
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Xuehu Zhang
Arash Alimardani Lavasan
Cungang Lin
Yu Chen
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Cungang Lin
Yu Chen
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description This note studies the correlation between surface and tunnel volume loss in various types of dry soil via finite element method. The effect of small strain stiffness, the buoyancy effect of soil, and tunnel overburden depth are considered in the 2D tunneling model. The results show that both surface volume loss ratio and settlement trough width parameter in the empirical solution can be expressed as a linear equation of tunnel volume loss ratio for 1<i>D</i> overburden shallow tunnels. Furthermore, the surface volume loss ratio can be presented as a non-linear polynomial equation of overburden depth and tunnel volume loss ratio in a 3D space, and this equation holds in different types of soil. The ranges of required fitting parameters and upper and lower bounding surfaces are suggested for various types of soil. Knowledge of this correlation between surface and tunnel volume loss is valuable, as it can be employed in practice for preliminary tunnel design in the absence of tunneling induced maximum ground settlement.
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spelling doaj-art-1e30729d049e47a0996d55dc6b3628082024-11-26T17:55:28ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092024-10-011411338010.3390/buildings14113380Numerical Modeling of Soil and Structure Behavior for Tunneling in Different Types of SoilChenyang Zhao0Xuehu Zhang1Arash Alimardani Lavasan2Cungang Lin3Yu Chen4State Key Laboratory for Tunnel Engineering, Guangzhou 510000, ChinaGuangdong Research Center for Underground Space Exploitation Technology, School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, ChinaInstitute of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Luxembourg, 1359 Luxembourg, LuxembourgState Key Laboratory for Tunnel Engineering, Guangzhou 510000, ChinaState Key Laboratory for Tunnel Engineering, Guangzhou 510000, ChinaThis note studies the correlation between surface and tunnel volume loss in various types of dry soil via finite element method. The effect of small strain stiffness, the buoyancy effect of soil, and tunnel overburden depth are considered in the 2D tunneling model. The results show that both surface volume loss ratio and settlement trough width parameter in the empirical solution can be expressed as a linear equation of tunnel volume loss ratio for 1<i>D</i> overburden shallow tunnels. Furthermore, the surface volume loss ratio can be presented as a non-linear polynomial equation of overburden depth and tunnel volume loss ratio in a 3D space, and this equation holds in different types of soil. The ranges of required fitting parameters and upper and lower bounding surfaces are suggested for various types of soil. Knowledge of this correlation between surface and tunnel volume loss is valuable, as it can be employed in practice for preliminary tunnel design in the absence of tunneling induced maximum ground settlement.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/11/3380tunnelingvolume lossground movementssmall strain stiffnessbuoyancy effect
spellingShingle Chenyang Zhao
Xuehu Zhang
Arash Alimardani Lavasan
Cungang Lin
Yu Chen
Numerical Modeling of Soil and Structure Behavior for Tunneling in Different Types of Soil
Buildings
tunneling
volume loss
ground movements
small strain stiffness
buoyancy effect
title Numerical Modeling of Soil and Structure Behavior for Tunneling in Different Types of Soil
title_full Numerical Modeling of Soil and Structure Behavior for Tunneling in Different Types of Soil
title_fullStr Numerical Modeling of Soil and Structure Behavior for Tunneling in Different Types of Soil
title_full_unstemmed Numerical Modeling of Soil and Structure Behavior for Tunneling in Different Types of Soil
title_short Numerical Modeling of Soil and Structure Behavior for Tunneling in Different Types of Soil
title_sort numerical modeling of soil and structure behavior for tunneling in different types of soil
topic tunneling
volume loss
ground movements
small strain stiffness
buoyancy effect
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/11/3380
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