• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.643-654
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• 2018

Tunnel excavation leads to a disturbance on the initial stress balance of surrounding soils, which causes convergences around the tunnel and settlements at the ground surface. Considering the effective impact of settlements on the structures at the surface, it is necessary to estimate them, especially in urban areas. In the present study, ground settlements due to the excavation of East-West Line 7 of the Tehran Metro (EWL7) and the Abuzar tunnels are evaluated and the effect of the lateral earth pressure coefficient ($K_0$) on their extension is investigated. The excavation of the tunnels was performed by TBMs (Tunnel Boring Machines). The coefficient of lateral earth pressure ($K_0$) is one of the most important geotechnical parameters for tunnel design and is greatly influenced by the geological characteristics of the surrounding soil mass along the tunnel route. The real (in-situ) settlements of the ground surface were measured experimentally using leveling methods along the studied tunnels and the results were compared with evaluated settlements obtained from both semi-empirical and numerical methods (using the finite difference software FLAC3D). The comparisons permitted to show that the adopted numerical models can effectively be used to predict settlements induced by a tunnel excavation. Then a numerical parametric study was conducted to show the influence of the $K_0$ values on the ground settlements. Numerical investigations also showed that the shapes of settlement trough of the studied tunnels, in a transverse section, are not similar because of their different diameters and depths of the tunnels.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.265-281
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• 2022

A set of slurry shield test system capable of cutter cutting and slurry automatic circulation is used to investigate the deformation characteristics, the evolution characteristics of support resistance and the distribution and evolution process of earth pressure during excavating and collapsing of slurry shield tunneling in circular-gravel layer. The influence of cover-span ratio on surface subsidence, support resistance and failure mode of excavation face is also discussed. Three-dimensional numerical calculations are performed to verify the reliability of the test results. The results show that, with the decrease of the supporting force of the excavation face, the surface subsidence goes through four stages: insensitivity, slow growth, rapid growth and stability. The influence of shield excavation on the axial earth pressure of the front soil is greater than that of the vertical earth pressure. When the support resistance of the excavation face decreases to the critical value, the soil in front of the excavation face collapses. The shape of the collapse is similar to that of a bucket. The ultimate support resistance increase with the increase of the cover-span ratio, however, the angle between the bottom of the collapsed body and the direction of the tunnel excavation axis when the excavation face is damaged increase first and then becomes stable. The surface settlement value and the range of settlement trough decrease with the increase of cover-span ratio. The numerical results are basically consistent with the model test results.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.81-98
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• 1999

도심지 터널 건설에 있어서 중요한 고려 사항중 하나가 지상 건물에 대한 터널 굴착의 영향을 평가하는 문제이다. 일반적으로 터널 굴착에 의한 지표침하로 인접구조물이 영향을 받기도 하지만 기존 인접구조물이 터널 굴착에 따른 지표침하에 영향을 미치기도 한다. 이러한 터널 굴착에 의한 기존 인접구조물의 침하억제 효과와 구조물 손상 평가인자의 감소효과를 규명하기 위해서 3차원 탄소성 유한요소해석을 수행하였다. 또한, 본 연구에서는 터널 굴착에 기인한 지반침하가 인접구조물에 미치는 영향과 인접구조물이 지표침하에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위해서 총 162개의 2차원 탄소성 유한요소 모델을 설정하고, 매개변수 변환연구를 수행하였다. 본 연구에서는 구조물의 폭과 구조물의 축강성 및 휨강성, 구조물의 위치, 터널 심도 등을 고려하였다. 그리고, 구조물과 지반침하의 상호작용을 표현하기 위해서 구조물의 손상평가 인자인 뒤틈각(angular distortion), 처짐비(deflection ratio), 건물의 최대침하량, 부등침하량 및 수평변형률 등의 변화를 관찰하였다. 한편, 지반의 강성과 구조물의 축, 휨강성을 대표할 수 있는 상대 강성비를 도입함으로써 터널 설계자가 활용할 수 있는 도표를 제시하였고, 구조물을 고려하지 않은 상태에서의 greenfield 지표침하 트라프를 수정할 수 있는 보정계수(modification factor) 개념을 도입하였다. 본 연구에서는 구조물과 지표침하와의 상호 간섭효과에 의한 지표침하의 억제와 인접구조물 손상평가 인자들의 감소효과를 고려할 수 있도록 하기 위해서 설계 단계에서 보정계수를 활용한 인접구조물의 합리적인 손상평가방법을 제안하였다.