• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.11-21
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• 1995

일반적으로 NATM공법에서 지보의 설계는 암반반응곡선의 개념을 통해 수행된다. 그러나 암반반응곡선은 암질이 좋고 과지압에 의한 문제가 심각하지 않은 지역에 적용되며, 따라서 주로 불연속면에 의해 암반의 거동이 영향을 받는 지역에서는 시공과정에 직접 적용하기가 힘들다. 본 연구에서는 암반 블록에 대한 블록반응곡선을 연구하여, 블록반응곡선상에서 지보를 설계하였다. 각각의 차분시각에서의 변위와 응력을 얻기위해서 개별요소 프로그램인 UDEC을 사용하였다. 블록은 Mohr-Coulomb 모델이며, 불연속면은 Barton-Bandis 모델이다. 블록과 불연속면의 물성은 실험실 실험을 통하여 구하였다. 블록반응곡선을 이용한 지보설계과정을 이해하기 위하여 간단한 모델분석을 실시하였다. 동일한 형상의 키블록이 공동의 천장, 측벽, 바닥에 존재할 경우, 각 블록의 안정성 판단 및 지보의 설계를 실시하였다. 또한 초기지압의 영향을 알아보기 위하여, 측압계수(K)를 달리하여 해석해보았다. 현재 건설중인 공동에 대한 안정성 판단 및 지보설계를 블록반응곡선을 이용하여 설계하였다.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.143-153
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• 2002

Convergence Confinement Method (CCM) makes a more simple judgement in a ground-support reaction than numerical method. Also this method is good for the applicability of construction feedback and the analysis of field measurement. However, there has been little research with respect to the application of CCM in tunnel construction. One of the problems in CCM is a decision of the time to support installation. To decide a reasonable supporting installation time, support characteristic curve and displacement characteristic curve considering construction stage are proposed. In addition, to predict displacement distribution ratio and load distribution ratio, the time dependent support reaction curve is used. Finally, through a comparison of the result between CCM and numerical analysis, the trust of this study is proved and the practical application is proposed to control resonable tunnel construction management.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 2000.09a
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• pp.155-161
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• 2000

It is very important to control the final load that acts on a support system, in tunnel engineering. A reliable analysis is needed to carry out technically reasonable design and safe construction. Also, a series of procedures of construction and the rock-support interaction behavior must be considered. Most existing studies have been performed as the limited analysis based on the simplified assumption. In this study, through the analysis of a circular tunnel using a 2-D finite differential code, the rook-support interaction behaviors in the variation of rock and stress conditions are analyzed and compared with the results from the closed form solutions. Consequently, more realistic rock-support interaction curves are obtained by including the effects of initial stresses and rock condition. These cures are very useful to predict the required support pressure in the initial design stage.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.403-409
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• 2000

It is very important to control the final load that acts on a support system, in tunnel engineering. A reliable analysis is needed to carry out technically reasonable design and safe construction. Also, a series of procedures of construction and the rock-support interaction behavior must be considered. Most existing studies have been performed as the limited analysis based on the simplified assumption. In this study, through the analysis of a circular tunnel using a 2-D finite differential code, the rock-support interaction behaviors in the variation of rock and stress conditions are analyzed and compared with the results from the closed form solutions. Consequently, more realistic rock-support interaction curves are obtained by including the effects of initial stresses and rock condition. These curves are very useful to predict the required support pressure in the initial design stage.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.87-98
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• 2005

When a tunnel is excavated below groundwater table, the groundwater flows into the excavated wall of tunnel and seepage forces are acting on the tunnel wall. The ground reaction curve is defined as the relationship between internal pressure and radial displacement of tunnel wall. Therefore, the ground reaction curve is significantly affected by seepage forces. In this study, the theoretical solutions of ground reaction curves were derived for both the dry condition and the seepage forces. The theoretical solutions derived were validated by numerical analysis. The ground reaction curves with the support characteristic curve were also analyzed in various conditions of groundwater table. Finally, the theoretical solutions of the ground reaction curve derived in this study can be utilized easily to determine the appropriate time of support systems, the stiffness of support system and so forth for the reasonable design.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.181-190
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• 2003

The convergence-confinement method is an attempt to evaluate tunnel stability conditions by means of a mathematical model and a ground response curve. In this study, the convergence-confinement method by numerical model was examined. This method don't need the basic assumptions for a mathematical model. Also This is applicable to general tunnel. According to the results of this study, the change of shotcrete stiffness and the load-distribution ratio used for 2-Dimension numerical analysis are not signficant factors. The ground response curve and the support reaction curve are mutually dependent. Especially the support reaction curve depends upon the ground response curve. The mechanism of tunnel must be analyzed by the interaction between support and ground. Consequently the stability of tunnel must be qualitatively investigated by a ground response curve and quantitatively adjudged by a numerical analysis for the reasonable design of tunnel.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 1995.03a
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• pp.41-47
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• 1995

NATM공법에서 지보는 주로 암반반응곡선(Ground Reaction Curve, GRC)상에서 설계된다. 그러나 GRC는 유도과정에서 많은 가정을 지니고 있어 시공에 직접 반영하기에는 많은 한계를 지닌다. 특히 과지압에 의한 소성거동의 문제가 심각하지 않고, 암반의 거동이 불연속면에 영향을 많이 받는 지역에서는 GRC의 가정 중에 하나인 등방 연속체라는 가정은 큰 결점 중의 하나이다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.33-42
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• 2002

Ground reaction curve is a very important information for evaluating the side wall displacements and installation time of the tunnle support. The ground reaction curve can be estimated by analytical closed form solutions derived on the supposition of circular section and isotropic stress condition. The conditions of stress field and tunnel configurations, however, are quite different in practice. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the effects of stress anisotropy and tunnel configurations in order to use simply in practical design. This paper describes a study of influence factors in the ground reaction curve. In order to evaluate the applicability of analytical closed form solution in practical design, two sets of parametric studies were carried out by numerical analysis in elastic tunnel behaviour: one set of studies investigated the influence of the K and the other set investigated the influence of the tunnel configurations such as circular and horse-shoe shape. In the studies, K value varies between 0.5 and 3.0, initial ground vertical stress varies between 5～30MPa far each K values. The results indicated that the self-supportability of ground is larger in the ground having lower K value. However, it is suggested that the applicability of closed form solution may not be adequate to determine directly the installation time of the support and self-supportability of ground. It is necessary to consider stress anisotropy and tunnel configurations.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.209-218
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• 2005

In a NATM tunnel, fully grouted bolts are widely used as part of supporting system. Grouted bolts play an important role not as to take some parts of load acting on the tunnel lining but as to reinforce the ground adjacent the tunnel. In conjunction with tunnel construction, the presence of groundwater may pose a number of difficulties. With respect to tunnel design, influences of groundwater on tunnel behavior have been considered in many aspects. However, the effect on grouted bolts has been rarely investigated. In this study, the behavior of grouted bolts, which are affected by the seepage forces, was examined. In order to investigate the effects of seepage forces, the theoretical solutions for a drained condition were proposed. Based on the theoretical solutions, ground reaction curves considering seepage forces were obtained. By comparing the ground reaction curves supported by grouted bolts with those for the unsupported cases, the effect of reinforcement was evaluated. Finally, through comparison between supported ground react ion curve s in the drained condition and those in the case of groundwater flow, it was observed that the grout ed bolts are more structurely beneficial when the seepage occurs towards the tunnel than when there is no groundwater flow.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.175-184
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• 2002

Ground reaction curve is very useful information for estimating the installation time of the tunnel support. The ground reaction curve can be estimated by analytical closed form solutions derived in case of circular section and isotropic stress condition. The nature of the ground reaction, however, depends significantly on tunnel configurations. Nevertheless, few purely analytical and experimental studies of this problem due to tunnel configurations appear to have been carried out. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the influence of tunnel configurations in order to use simply in practical design. This paper describes a numerical study for the intial elastic displacement in the ground reaction curve due to configuration of tunnel excavation. In order to evaluate the applicability of analytical closed form solution in practical design, the parametric studies were carried out by numerical analysis in elastic tunnel behaviour. In the studies, S value, namely configuration factor, defined as the ratio between tunnel height (b) and width (a), varies between 0.5 and 3.0, initial ground vertical stress varies between 5~30 MPa for each S values. The results indicated that the self-supportability of ground is larger in the ground having low S value. It, however, is suggested that the applicability of closed form solution may not be adequate to determine directly the installation time of the support and self-supportability of ground. It should be necessary to perform the additional numerical analysis.