• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제11권8호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2010

병렬터널의 이격거리가 근접할수록 응력집중으로 인하여 필라(pillar)의 파괴 위험이 큰 만큼 필라의 응력 검토 및 필라의 강도를 고려한 필라의 안정성 평가는 병렬터널의 이격거리 검토 시 매우 중요한 사항이다. 본 연구에서는 필라의 안정성을 구하는 방법 중 하나인 수치해석의 요소크기를 검토하여 필라부 안정성 검토에 대한 체계적인 분석을 제안하였다. 그 결과, 강도응력비는 요소크기에 따른 영향이 크게 없었고, 강도강소법에 의한 안전율은 요소가 작을수록 안전율이 작게 나왔다. 특히 지반이 풍화암인 경우 요소크기에 대한 안전율 값 차이가 크므로 지반이 불량한 경우 요소의 크기를 작게하는 것이 안정적인 결과를 나타냈다.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.199-214
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• 2011

균열, 누수, 박락, 철근노출, 부식, 탄산화 등은 터널 라이닝 건전도 평가항목으로 그 중에서 균열은 주요한 영향요인이다. 1980년 이후로, NATM은 터널의 굴착방법과 링폐합의 지반공학적 개념의 보급과 함께 넓게 적용되었으며, 라이닝에 발생된 균열의 연구도 진행되었으나 종균열에 제한된 연구가 주로 수행되었다. 본 논문에서는 11개의 공용중인 NATM터널의 정밀안전진단 결과를 활용하여 공간적인 위치 및 형태별로 분석하여 터널별 공통된 7개의 균열을 정의, 원인 및 분석, 사례 등을 나타내었다. 종류별 균열은 CCD스캐너 이미지를 3차원으로 분석하여 향후 NATM터널 정기점검 및 정밀안전진단 시 유익한 사례가 휠 수 있도록 하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.59-73
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• 2016

지하 수송에 대한 수요가 증가함에 따라 도로터널 사용자와 운영자는 다양한 원인에 의한 위험에 노출되어 있으며, 주요 원인은 각각 사고 이벤트가 될 수 있는 교통상황이다. QRA(정량적 위험평가)의 중요성은 도로터널의 안전성을 정량화하고, 다수의 이해관계자들의 관점(용량, 신뢰성, 가용성, 유지보수 및 안전)에서의 요구조건에 밸런스를 유지하려는 의도에서 커지기 시작했다. 위험평가에 사용되는 고전적 방법은 ETA, FTA이지만, 변수의 다양함과 상호관계를 반영하지 못한다는 이유에서 이 방법들은 상대적으로 단순한 경우에만 적용할 수 있다. 특정위험평가에 필요한 객체, 이벤트, 결과 및 가정, 경계조건 등의 총체는 도로 터널시설 위험평가를 위해 필수적인 내용으로 관찰되어야 하는 시스템을 만들고, 정보, 데이터, 모델 등 관련 항목들이 그 시스템을 서술하게 된다. 시스템은 위험모델에 기반한 계층적 지표들을 사용하여 모델링되고 분석되며, 시스템의 모든 가능한 구성은 지표의 적절한 선택을 통하여 표현될 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 일반터널에서뿐만 아니라 복층터널 같은 복합적인 지하시스템 변수들간의 상호의존성을 고려하여 정량화할 수 있는 베이지안 네트워크를 근거로 한 정량적 위험평가방법을 소개한다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.531-546
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• 2022

Ground displacements caused by the construction of overlapping twin shield tunnels with small turning radius are complex, especially under special geological conditions of construction. To investigate the ground displacements caused due to shield machines in the unique calcareous sand layers in Israel for the first time and determine the main factors affecting the ground displacements, field monitoring, laboratory geological analysis, theoretical calculations, and parameter studies were adopted. By using rod extensometers, inclinometers, total stations, and automatic segment-displacement monitors, subsurface tunneling-induced displacement, surface settlement, and displacement of the down-track tunnel segments caused by the construction of an up-track tunnel were analyzed. The up-track tunnel and the down-track tunnel pass through different stratum, resulting in different construction parameters and ground displacements. The laws of variation of thrust and torque, soil pressure in the chamber, excavated soil quantity, synchronous grouting pressure, and grout volume of the two tunnels from parallel to fully overlapping orientations were compared. The thrust and torque of the shield in the fine sand are larger than those in the Kurkar layer, and the grouting amount in fine sand is unstable. According to fuzzy statistics and Gaussian curve fitting of the shield tunneling speed, the tunneling speed in the Kurkar stratum is twice that in the fine-sand stratum.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.51-69
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• 2024

Currently, composite lining mountain tunnels in China are generally classified based on the [BQ] method for the surrounding rock grade. Increasingly, tunnel field construction is replicated indoors for scale down model tests. However, the development of analogous materials for model tests of composite lining tunnels with different surrounding rock grades is still unclear. In this study, typical Class III and V surrounding rock analogous materials and corresponding composite lining support materials were developed. The whole processes of excavation-support dynamics of the mountain tunnels were simulated. Data on the variation of deformations, contact pressures and strains on the surrounding rock were obtained. Finally, a comparative analysis between model tests and numerical simulations was performed to verify the rationality of analogous material development. The following useful conclusions were obtained by analyzing the data from the tests. The main analogous materials of Class III surrounding rock are barite powder, high-strength gypsum and quartz sand with fly ash, quartz sand, anhydrous ethanol and rosin for Class V surrounding rock. Analogous materials for rockbolts, steel arches are replaced by aluminum bar and iron bar respectively with both shotcrete and secondary lining corresponding to gypsum and water. In addition, load release rate of Class V surrounding rock should be less than Class III surrounding rock. The fenestration level had large influence on the load sharing ratio of the secondary lining, with a difference of more than 30%, while the influence of the support time was smaller. The Sharing ratios of secondary lining in Class III surrounding rock do not exceed 12%, while those of Class V surrounding rock exceed 40%. The overall difference between the results of model tests and numerical simulations is small, which verifies the feasibility of similar material development in this study.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.575-587
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• 2024

The contact pressure between the surrounding rock and the support is an important indicator of the surrounding rock pressure. There has been a bottleneck in the prediction of contact loads between surrounding rock and primary support in deep-buried mountain tunnels. The main reason is that a reliable method wasn't existed to quantify the contact loads. This study had been taken into account the flexible support role of the primary support, and the fitting curve of surrounding rock deformation for dynamic tunnel construction was proposed. New formulas for the calculation of contact loads between surrounding rock and primary support were obtained by inversion. Comparative analysis of the calculation results with numerical simulation verified the reliability of the calculation method in this study. It can be seen from the analyses that the contact load between surrounding rock and primary support increases, remains unchanged and decreases during acceleration, uniform velocity and deceleration, respectively, and the deformation of the surrounding rock in the acceleration and deceleration stages cannot completely converted into contact loads. The contact loads between surrounding rock and primary support of medium-strength and weak surrounding rock tunnels are generally within 150 kPa and 1 MPa, respectively. For tunnels with weak surrounding rock, advanced support can be installed to reduce the unique release coefficient λ₀ and the value of the constant D, with the purpose of reducing the contact loads between surrounding rock and primary support. Changes in support parameters have a small effect on the contact loads between surrounding rock and primary support, but increase or decrease the safety factor, resulting in a waste of resources or a situation that threatens the safety of the support. The results of this research provide guidance for the prediction of contact loads between surrounding rock and primary support for dynamic tunnel construction.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.509-518
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• 2020

Multi-layered primary linings have been proved to be highly effective for tunneling in severe squeezing grounds. But there still has not existed well-established design method for it. Basically, there are two main critical problems in this method, including determinations of allowable deformation and distribution of support stiffness. In order to address such problems, an attempt to investigate the mechanical response of a circular tunnel with double primary linings is performed in this paper. Analytical solutions in closed form for stresses and displacements around tunnels are derived. In addition, the effectiveness and reliability of theoretical formulas provided are well validated by using the numerical method. Finally, based on the analytical solutions, a parametric investigation on the effects of allowable deformation and distribution of support stiffness on tunnel performance is conducted. Results show that the rock pressure and displacement are significantly affected by these two design parameters. It can be found that rock pressure decreases as either allowable deformation increases or stiffness of the first primary lining decreases, but rock displacement shows an opposite trend. This paper can provide a useful guidance for the design of multi-layered primary linings.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.35-52
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• 2017

In order to evaluate the grouting effects of water-rich fault in tunnels systematically, a feasible and scientific method is introduced based on the extension theory. First, eight main influencing factors are chosen as evaluation indexes by analyzing the changes of permeability, mechanical properties and deformation of surrounding rocks. The model of evaluating grouting effects based on the extension theory is established following this. According to four quality grades of grouting effects, normalization of evaluation indexes is carried out, aiming to meet the requirement of extension theory on data format. The index weight is allocated by adopting the entropy method. Finally, the model is applied to the grouting effects evaluation in water-rich fault F4-4 of Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Subsea Tunnel, China. The evaluation results are in good agreement with the test results on the site, which shows that the evaluation model is feasible in this field, providing a powerful tool for systematically evaluating the grouting effects of water-rich fault in tunnels.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.563-573
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• 2015

For hard rock subsea tunnels the most challenging rock mass conditions are in most cases represented by major faults/weakness zones. Poor stability weakness zones with large water inflow can be particularly problematic. At the pre-construction investigation stage, geological and engineering geological mapping, refraction seismic investigation and core drilling are the most important methods for identifying potentially adverse rock mass conditions. During excavation, continuous engineering geological mapping and probe drilling ahead of the face are carried out, and for the most recent Norwegian subsea tunnel projects, MWD (Measurement While Drilling) has also been used. During excavation, grouting ahead of the tunnel face is carried out whenever required according to the results from probe drilling. Sealing of water inflow by pre-grouting is particularly important before tunnelling into a section of poor rock mass quality. When excavating through weakness zones, a special methodology is normally applied, including spiling bolts, short blast round lengths and installation of reinforced sprayed concrete arches close to the face. The basic aspects of investigation, support and tunnelling for major weakness zones are discussed in this paper and illustrated by cases representing two very challenging projects which were recently completed (Atlantic Ocean tunnel and T-connection), one which is under construction (Ryfast) and one which is planned to be built in the near future (Rogfast).

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-19
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• 2017

This paper presents the numerical simulation results for the dynamic responses of two types of submerged floating tunnels (SFT) under wave and/or seismic excitations. Time domain simulations are conducted by the commercial program OrcaFlex (OF) and in-house CHARM3D program (CP). The dynamic performances of a short/rigid/free-end SFT section with vertical and inclined mooring lines are evaluated. The SFT numerical models were validated against Oh et al.'s (2013) model test results under regular wave conditions. Then the numerical models were further applied to the cases of irregular waves or seismic motions. The main results presented are SFT surge/heave motions and mooring tensions. The general trends and magnitudes obtained by the two different software packages reasonably agree to each other along with experimental results. When seabed seismic motions are applied to the SFT system, the dynamic responses of SFTs are small but dynamic mooring tension can significantly be amplified. In particular, horizontal earthquakes greatly increase the dynamic tension of the inclined mooring system, while vertical earthquakes cause similar effect on vertical mooring system.