Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6784213 | Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology | 2015 | 21 Pages |
Abstract
Fluctuations of river stage are expected to induce changes in loads acting on the tunnel linings and cause readjustments of member forces in the segmental linings subsequently. Therefore, the evaluation of impacts of time-dependent river levels on the loads acting on the tunnel linings is of great importance in design of shield tunnel linings situated beneath the rivers. However, the loads acting the tunnel linings are generally considered as constant in most design methods available, taking no account of the influences of constantly changing river stage. In this study, the influences of river stage on design of shield tunnel linings are evaluated with respect to two common ground conditions: (a) impermeable overburden strata of low permeability and (b) permeable overburden strata of high permeability. Two earth pressure calculation models are correspondingly established. In addition, field observations in the Hangzhou Qiantang River Tunnel are described in detail to present the responses of tunnel linings to fluctuations in river stage and validate the established design model for the former case.
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Authors
Cungang Lin, Shiming Wu, Tangdai Xia,