• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.15-19
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• 2009

Due to the Japan's Kobe earthquake in 1995, a cut-and-cover tunnel, which is one of subway facilities, collapsed unexpectedly. As a result, also in Korea, seismic performance needs to be secured for the cut-and-cover tunnel and currently, the subway seismic design standard is based on the seismic performance. However, there is no standard for the damage level or stability level of a member for securing the seismic performance, and the definition of multi-level seismic performance is not sufficient. By contrast to this situation, in the Japan's evaluation method of seismic performance, design earthquake ground motion having reflected there into the subway driving stability is clearly defined and the seismic performance required for structures is classified in detail. This study analyzes the Japan's systematic evaluation method of seismic performance for cut-and-cover tunnels of subway.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.1-13
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• 2022

A weighted linear combination of seismic fragility models previously developed for cut-and-cover railway tunnels was presented and the appropriateness of the combined model was evaluated. The seismic fragility function is expressed in the form of a cumulative probability function of the lognormal distribution based on the peak ground acceleration. The model uncertainty can be reduced by combining models independently developed. Equal weight is applied to four models. The new seismic fragility function was developed for each damage level by determining the median and standard deviation, which are model metrics. Comparing fragility curves developed for other bored tunnels, cut-and-cover tunnels for high-speed railway system have a similar level of fragility. We postulated that this is due to the high seismic design standard for high-speed railway tunnel.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.1782-1788
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• 2007

This study analyzed ground settlement and ground stress depending on tunnel excavation and the ground reinforcing grouting methods for double line road tunnel through deep weathered zone. Diameter of double line road tunnel was approximately 12m and umbrella arch method and side wall reinforcing grouting were applied. The ring-cut split excavation method and CD-cut excavation method for excavation method were applied. Analysis of failure rate and vertical stress ratio show that the tunnel for which the height of the cover(H) was higher than four times the diameter, it can be considered a deep tunnel. Comparisons of various excavation and ground reinforcement methods were showed that CD-cut method results in lower surface and crown settlement, and lower failure rate than where using Ring-cut split method. In addition the side wall reinforcing grouting resulted in reduction of tunnel displacement and settlement.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2011.10a
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• pp.1185-1190
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• 2011

In designing cut and cover tunnels, load combination applied Korea seismic design code of urban transit and its sections applied Korea concrete code 2003. However, by revision of Korea concrete code in 2007, engineers have been experiencing difficulties in their work. In this study, application of Korea concrete code 2007 for designing is reviewed by comparing load combination of related codes and member force.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.957-964
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• 2004

The selected structure for the value engineering review is one section of cut and cover tunnel for Seoul Subway Line 9. The primary focus of the review is on the optimisation of the structures to save cost on the existing Line 9 contracts through variation of the design criteria as it affects the permanent works. This is to be achieved through comparison with design criteria for other selected international subways. Criteria resulting from the review must not compromise public safety and durability for the 100 year design life.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.15 no.5 s.58
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• pp.359-368
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• 2005

In case the overburden of a tunnel is too low to adopt NATM, cut and cover method generally can be chosen as alternative. However, in tunneling some area with very low or no overburden between two mountains, the cut and cover method requires additional construction of a couple of tunnel portals and the maintenance of portal slopes until backfilling is completed. As a solution for this problem, increasing the tunnel overburden by raising the ground level can be effective. This paper presents the case study for tunneling at C240 site in Taiwan High Speed Railway(THSR) in which soil-cement filling method was used for pre-banking before tunnel excavation. Cement content of filling material was $2\~4\%$ and thickness of filling a round was $130\~250\;mm$. The stability evaluation for the soil-cement slope and concrete lining of low cover tunnel was conducted by numerical analysis.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.424-430
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• 2001

현대건설(주)는 사업 주관사로서 해외 업체와 대만고속전철 턴키 공사를 2000 년 1 월에 공동으로 수주하였다. 고속전철의 총 연장 길이는 약 326 km 이며, 정거장 10 개소, Depot 및 야적장으로 구성되어 있다. 이번에 수주한 공구는 2 개의 연속된 공구 (C230, C240) 이며, 본 논문은 총 연장 23.6km 인 C230 공구에 대한 설계 과정을 수록하였다. C230 공구는 NATM 터널 (6.2km), Cut-and-Cover 터널 (0.5km), 교량 (7.8km) 및 토공 구간 (9.1km)으로 구성되어 있다. 전 구간의 지반조건은 "매우" 취약한 매질로 구성되어 있으며, 층리나 절리는 거의 발달되어 있지 않다. 따라서 화약발파에 의한 터널 굴착은 기계식 굴착 (Back-hoe Excavation) 방법에 비하여 현실성이 없는 것으로 분석되었다. 취약한 지반에서 계측 결과를 기준으로 굴착 공간을 안전하게 유지할 수 있는 NATM 보강 설계가 현지 암반조건에 가장 이상적인 방법으로 제시되었다. 특히, NAT설계는 대형 아파트 지역과 파쇄대 및 지하수 침투 예상지역을 통과하기 위하여 계측에 의한 Feed-back 과정을 탄력적으로 적용하도록 계획하였다.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.15 no.11
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• pp.67-75
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• 2014

In this study, the staged seismic performance evaluations were conducted to the 91 high speed railway tunnels in use for checking whether to comply with the recent design criteria or not. In addition, the seismic fragility functions of the tunnels were developed to allow the probabilistic risk assessment. The results of the staged seismic performance evaluations which consist of a preliminary assessment and a detailed assessment, show that the tunnels comply with the recent design criteria. With reference to the results of previous studies, a form of the proposed seismic fragility functions was set as a log-normal distribution by PGA, and the parameters of the functions were determined by using the probability of damage for the design PGA level. The seismic fragility functions were developed for each types (Cut & Cover, NATM) of tunnels. The seismic fragility functions from this study and the existing research results (FEMA, 2004) were compared to evaluate the seismic performance level of the tunnels, as a result the tunnels of this study were relatively superior to the ASSM tunnels on the seismic performance.