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Behaviour of Leaking Tunnels under Unconfined Flow Condition

비구속 흐름조건하에 있는 배수형 터널의 거동

  • Published : 2005.09.01
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Abstract

Tunnelling in a water bearing soil may cause draw-down of ground water table. Modelling of this problem requires considering the change of phreatic surface including the stress constitutive relationship for an unsaturated soil. However, it is normally assumed that ground water is confined. Numerical formulation of coupled behavior considering phreatic surface is described and implemented into computer program. Influence of unconfined flow on tunnel and ground is thoroughly investigated and compared with that of confined flow condition. It is identified that ground and lining behaviour below phreatic surface is almost the same as that under confined flow conditions, however, there is considerable difference in ground behaviour above phreatic surface. It is generally concluded that the assumption of confined flow is acceptable in terms of lining design.

지하수위 아래에서의 터널굴착은 지하수 영역의 변화를 초래하게 되고, 지하수의 공급이 충분하게 이루어지지 않는 경우 자유수면의 하강현상이 발생하게 된다. 이러한 거동을 수치 해석적으로 모사하기 위해서는 자유수면위의 불포화토 거동을 포함하는 자유수면의 변화를 고려하기 위한 복잡한 해석 알고리즘을 채택하여야 하고, 불포화 토의 수리거동을 포함하므로 통상 구속흐름조건으로 가정하여 해석하게 된다. 그러나 이 방법은 실제 많은 상황에서 발생하는 지하수위 저하를 고려하지 못하며 지하수위 저하가 터널 및 주변지반의 거동에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 파악하기 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 비구속 흐름조건하의 지하수위 아래 배수형 터널을 건설하는 경우 지하수 영역의 변화와 이 변화가 터널과 지반에 미치는 영향을 수치 해석적 모델링 방법을 통하여 파악하고, 이를 통상적 해석방법인 구속조건의 흐름과 비교 고찰하였다. 해석결과 지하수위 변화는 지표, 특히 지하수위 상부의 거동에는 지대한 영향을 미칠 수 있지만 터널라이닝 거동은 구속흐름의 경우와 거의 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다.

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