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http://dx.doi.org/10.9711/KTAJ.2015.17.6.597

Stress analysis for shotcrete lining on uneven tunnel perimeter  

Lee, Seungdo (Samsung C&T Corporation)
Moon, Hyun-Koo (Hanyang University)
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Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association / v.17, no.6, 2015 , pp. 597-604 More about this Journal
Abstract
When a tunnel is constructed by drilling and blasting operation, the excavated perimeter becomes uneven due to overbreak at the drill holes so that the thickness of shotcrete tends to be irregular. In this case, the conventional stress analyses for tunnel lining of a uniform thickness cannot be readily applicable. In this study, the profile of tunnel perimeter assumed to be sinusoidal in order to simulate the uneven tunnel perimeter and to control the thickness of shotcrete by using the amplitude and wavelength. By adopting the sinusoidal function to a theoretical solution of stress analysis for uniform lining, the range of axial stress of irregular shotcrete can be estimated. The applicability of the approximate solution has been verified by performing a series of numerical analyses for various conditions. It is shown that the axial stress of shorcrete is highly dependent upon the irregularity of shotcrete, together with the ground property and initial stress conditions. It is also shown the shear stress is dependent upon the wavelength, and the stress condition becomes unfavorable where the thickness of shotcrete is relatively small. The approach developed in this study shows that the stress state where the thickness is relatively small is unfavourable, and it is necessary to take complementary measures when installing shotcrete after blasting.
Keywords
Shotcrete; Stress analysis; Uneven perimeter; Irregular lining; Sinusoidal function;
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