• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.325-336
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• 2022

This paper analyzes the ground surface settlements induced by side-by-side twin shield tunnels bored in sedimentary soils, which primarily consist of sand with clay strata above the tunnel crown. The measurements were obtained during the construction of twin tunnels underneath the Incheon International Airport (IIA) located in Korea. The measured surface settlement troughs are approximated with Gaussian functions. The trough width parameters i and K of the settlement troughs produced by the first and second tunnel passings are determined, along with those for the total settlement trough. The surface settlement troughs produced by the first shield passing are reasonably represented by a symmetric Gaussian curve. The surface settlement troughs induced by the second shield tunnel display marginal asymmetric shapes at selected sections. The total settlement troughs are fitted both with a shifted symmetric Gaussian function and the superposition method utilizing an asymmetric function for the incremental trough produced by the second tunnel. It is revealed that the superposition method does not always produce better fits with the total settlement. Instead, the shifted symmetric Gaussian function is overall demonstrated to provide more favorable agreements with the recordings. Therefore, the shifted symmetric Gaussian function is recommended to be used in the design for the prediction of the settlement in clays caused by twin tunneling considering the simplicity of the procedure compared with the superposition method. The amount of increase in the width parameter K for the twin tunnel relative to that for the single tunnel is quantified, which can be used for a preliminary estimate of the surface settlement in clay induced by twin shield tunnels.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.851-859
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• 2018

There are two primary causes of the ground movement due to tunnelling in urban areas; firstly the lost ground and secondly the groundwater depression during construction. The groundwater depression was usually not considered as a cause of settlement in previous research works. The main purpose of this study is to analyze the combined effect of these two phenomena on the transverse settlement trough. Centrifuge model tests and numerical analysis were primarily selected as the methodology. The characteristics of settlement trough were analyzed by performing centrifuge model tests where acceleration reached up to 80g condition. Two different types of tunnel models of 180 mm diameter were prepared in order to match the prototype of a large tunnel of 14.4 m diameter. A volume loss model was made to simulate the excavation procedure at different volume loss and a drainage tunnel model was made to simulate the reduction in pore pressure distribution. Numerical analysis was performed using FLAC 2D program in order to analyze the effects of various groundwater depression values on the settlement trough. Unconfined fluid flow condition was selected to develop the phreatic surface and groundwater level on the surface. The settlement troughs obtained in the results were investigated according to the combined effect of excavation and groundwater depression. Subsequently, a new curve is suggested to consider elastic settlement in the modified Gaussian curve. The results show that the effects of groundwater depression are considerable as the settlement trough gets deeper and wider compared to the trough obtained only due to excavation. The relationships of maximum settlement and infection point with the reduced pore pressure at tunnel centerline are also suggested.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제37권10호
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• pp.55-63
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• 2021

쉴드TBM의 제작기술 발전과 시공경험 축적으로, 쉴드터널은 전력, 통신 및 상하수도와 같은 소구경 터널에서 도로 및 철도와 같은 대구경 터널로 확대되고 있으며, 그에 따라 병설쉴드터널의 적용도 증가하고 있다. Peck(1969)에 의해 연약지반에서 단선쉴드터널의 지표침하형상이 Gaussian distribution으로 표현될 수 있음이 제시된 이후, 현장계측, 실내모형실험 및 수치해석 등의 방법을 통해 많은 연구에서 이의 적정성이 확인되었다. 본 연구는 현장 계측된 병설쉴드터널의 지표침하로부터 후행 터널(2^nd tunnel)에 의한 추가 지표침하 형상을 표현하기 위해 침하형상의 좌·우측에 Gaussian curve를 각각 적용함으로써, 침하형상을 보다 정확히 표현할 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.153-164
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• 2020

Tunnel excavation in shallow soft ground conditions of urban areas experiences inevitable surface settlements that threaten the stability of nearby infrastructures. Surface settlements during shield TBM tunneling are related to a number of factors including geotechnical conditions, tunnel geometry and excavation methods. In this paper, a database collected from a construction section of Hong Kong subway was used to analyze the correlation of settlement-inducing factors and surface settlements monitored at different locations of a transverse trough. The Pearson correlation analysis result revealed a correlation between the factors in consideration. Factors such as the face pressure, advance speed, thrust force, cutter torque, twin tunnel distance and ground water level presented a modest correlation with the surface settlement, while no significant trends between the other factors and the surface settlements were observed. It can be concluded that an integrated effect of the settlement-inducing factors should be related to the magnitude of surface settlements.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.107-122
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• 1997

본 논문에서는 점성토 지반에서의 실드 터널 시공에 따른 지표 침하 예측 기법을 제시하였다. 예측 기법을 개발하기 위해 실드 터널의 시공과정을 모사할 수 있는 3차원 유한요소해석기법을 이용하여 매개변수 변환 연구를 수행하였으며, 해석 결과를 이용하여 지반 거동메카니즘을 고찰하고 지반 거동과 영향 요소와의 관계를 나타내는 데이터 베이스를 구축 하였다. 구축된 데이터 베이스에 대한 다중 회귀분석을 통해 막장 상부에서의 지표 침하비와 변곡점의 위치를 결정하는 반경험식을 개발하고 이를 기존의 정규확률분포함수와 접목시켜 횡단면 및 종단면 지표 침하 형상을 예측하는 기법을 제안하였다. 제안된 예측 기법은 유효요소 해석 결과 및 현장 계측 자료와의 비교를 통해 그 타당성이 입증되었으며, 따라서 제시된 예측 기법은 본 연구에서 고려한 경계조건과 유사한 조건에서 효율적으로 적용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.361-375
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 터널시공시 지하수 저하를 동반하는 시공조건에서 발생하는 지표침하 특성에 관한 연구내용을 다루었다. 이를 위해 먼저 지하수 저하로 인한 지반침하 문제에 대한 국내외 기존 연구내용을 살펴보았으며, 지하수 유동시 응력-간극수압 상호작용이 고려된 유한요소해석 모델을 구축하고 이론적 검증을 통해 유한요소해석 모델의 타당성을 검토하였다. 구축된 유한요소해석 모델을 토대로 다양한 시공조건에 대한 매개변수 연구를 수행하고 그 결과를 토대로 지하수 유동시 지반침하에 영향을 미치는 주요 인자를 검토하였으며, 아울러 터널시공이 지하수 저하를 동반하는 시공조건에서의 지표침하 특성을 기존의 이론과 연계하여 고찰하였다.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.63-72
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• 2017

본 연구는 Shield TBM공법을 이용한 터널 굴착시 지표침하에 영향을 주는 요소들에 대한 영향정도를 3차원 수치해석을 통해 검토하였다. 막장압, Skinplate 주면압, 굴진장, 지반모델, 요소망 크기, 통과지반에 대한 다양한 조건을 변화시켜가며 수치해석을 수행하였다. 또한 실제 시공된 Shield TBM을 변위제어방법과 응력제어방법으로 모델링하여 현장 계측값과 비교 분석하였다. Skinplate 주면압과 지반모델이 가장 큰 영향요소이며, 통과지층에 따라 적절한 Skinplate 주면압을 입력시 현장 계측값과 유사한 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.259-279
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 다단계 굴착시 연성토류 벽체의 수평변형, 굴착단계별 토압변화 및 분포, 그리고 배면지반의 지표침하와 지중변위의 분포를 규명하기 위하여 벽체강성, 벽마찰의 유무 및 지반조건에 대하여 굴착모형실험을 실시하였다. 모형실험 결과 벽체강성 및 벽체와 배면지반의 벽마찰각에 유무에 따른 지표침하 형태는 다소 차이를 나타내었으며, 지중변위 결과는 최대지중변위의 발생심도는 심도비 0.1H에서 0.15H(H는 최종굴착심도)의 범위에서 나타났다. 그리고 벽체의 강성에 따라 배면지반의 토압재분배 현상인 아칭효과는 벽체강성과 지반조건에 직접적인 관계가 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 모형실험에서 얻은 벽체변위 및 토압분포는 기존 탄소성보법 프로그램으로 또한 지표침하 및 지중변위는 본 연구진에 의해 개발된 GDHM 재료모델을 이용한 유한요소법 프로그램으로 각각 비교분석하였다. 기존 탄소성보법 프로그램을 이용하여 모형실험을 해석한 결과 벽체변위 및 토압분포는 모형실험 결과와 상이한 결과를 얻었으며, GDHM 재료모델을 적용한 유한요소해석에서는 벽체수평변위의 형태는 다소 상이한 결과를 얻었으나 배면지반의 지중변위 분포는 벽체강성에 따라서 유사한 결과를 얻었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.153-165
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• 2019

A case study of monitoring and analysis of surface settlement induced by tunneling of Tabriz metro line 2 (TML2) is presented in this paper. The TML2 single tunnel has been excavated using earth pressure balanced TBM with a cutting-wheel diameter of 9.49 m since 2015. Presented measurements of surface settlements, were collected during the construction of western part of the project (between west depot and S02 station) where the tunnel was being excavated in sand and silt, below the water table and at an average axis depth of about 16 m. Settlement readings were back-analyzed using Gaussian formula, both in longitudinal and transversal directions, in order to estimate volume loss and settlement trough width factor. In addition to settlements, face support and tail grouting pressures were monitored, providing a comprehensive description of the EPB performance. Using the gap model, volume loss prediction was carried out. Also, COB empirical method for determination of the face pressure was employed in order to compare with field monitored data. Likewise, FE simulation was used in various sections employing the code Simulia ABAQUS, to investigate the efficiency of numerical modelling for the estimating of the tunneling induced-surface settlements under such a geotechnical condition. In this regard, the main aspects of a mechanized excavation were simulated. For the studied sections, numerical simulation is not capable of reproducing the high values of in-situ-measured surface settlements, applying Mohr-Coulomb constitutive law for soil. Based on results, for the mentioned case study, the range of estimated volume loss mostly varies from 0.2% to 0.7%, having an average value of 0.45%.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.95-102
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• 2020

Population concentration in urban areas has led traffic management a central issue. To mitigate traffic congestions, the government has planned to construct large-cross-section tunnels deep underground. This study focuses on estimating the damage caused to frame structures owing to tunnel excavation. When constructing a tunnel network deep underground, it is necessary to divide the main tunnel and connect the divergence tunnel to the ground surface. Ground settlement is caused by excavation of the adjacent divergence tunnel. Therefore, predicting ground settlement using diverse variables is necessary before performing damage estimation. We used the volume loss and cover-tunnel diameter ratio as the variables in this study. Applying the ground settlement values to the settlement induction device, we measured the extent of damage to frame structures due to displacement at specific points. The vertical and horizontal displacements that occur at these points were measured using preattached LVDT (Linear variable differential transformer), and the lateral strain and angular distortion were calculated using these displacements. The lateral strain and angular distortion are key parameters for structural damage estimation. A damage assessment chart comprises the "Negligible", "Very Slight Damage", "Slight Damage", "Moderate to Severe Damage", and "Severe to Very Severe Damage" categories was developed. This table was applied to steel frame and concrete frame structures for comparison.