Calculation Method for Investigating the Behavior of Ground Surface Settlement of Underpass Buildings in TBM Double-Line Tunnels

This study aims to investigate the behavior of ground surface settlement in TBM double-line tunnels constructed under existing buildings and to devise a calculative representation for that behavior. Numerical simulation and field monitoring methods were used to examine the Zhongcong Tunnel in Chongq...

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Published in:Sustainability 2022-10, Vol.14 (20), p.13410
Main Authors: Ren, Ting, Zhang, Hailong, Guo, Yuancheng, Tang, Yang, Li, Qinglin, Okubo, Seisuke
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boring machines
Building construction
Buildings
Drilling & boring machinery
Excavation
Investigations
Mathematical models
Measurement
Methods
Monitoring methods
Numerical analysis
Numerical methods
Sedimentation and deposition
Simulation
Sustainability
Thrust
Tunnel construction
Tunneling
Tunnels
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Summary:This study aims to investigate the behavior of ground surface settlement in TBM double-line tunnels constructed under existing buildings and to devise a calculative representation for that behavior. Numerical simulation and field monitoring methods were used to examine the Zhongcong Tunnel in Chongqing Metro Line 9. The ground surface settlement was analyzed using an orthogonal test of 3D numerical simulation methods. The results showed that ground surface settlement was influenced by TBM tunneling parameters and the location of the existing building in the following manner. The existing building reduced the settlement trough width. Surface settlement was increased by frictional and palm surface thrust forces but reduced by grouting pressure. The settlement trough width of the first excavation iz correlated with that of the last excavation iy. To accommodate the influence of existing buildings, the tilt factor of the settlement trough TR was introduced to improve the formula for calculating the ground surface settlement of TBM double-line tunnels. The improved formula was validated by comparing the calculated results with actual measurements.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su142013410