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http://dx.doi.org/10.7474/TUS.2019.29.6.425

Case study for Stability Estimation of Subway Twin Tunnels Using Scaled Model Tests  

Kim, Jong-Woo (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Cheongju University)
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Tunnel and Underground Space / v.29, no.6, 2019 , pp. 425-438 More about this Journal
Abstract
A scaled model test was performed to evaluate the stability of subway twin tunnels excavated in the sedimentary rocks with subhorizontal bedding planes. The size of studied tunnel was 6.2 m×6.8 m and pillar width was 4 m. The anisotropic model test specimen was manufactured with the modeling materials suitable for in-situ rocks by way of dimensional analysis. Fracture and deformation behaviors of tunnels according to applied loads were investigated through the biaxial compression test. As the load was increased on the model specimen, the first crack occurred in the middle part of the pillar across twin tunnels and the gradual fractures progressed at crown and floor of twin tunnels. All the cracks in pillar were generated along the existing bedding planes so that they were found to be the main cause of the pillar failure. In addition, the test results were verified by numerical analysis on the experimental conditions using FLAC ubiquitous joint model. The distribution of plastic regions obtained from numerical analysis were in general agreement with test results, confirming the reliability of the scaled model test conducted in this study.
Keywords
Scaled model test; Bedding plane; Anisotropy; Twin tunnels; Pillar;
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