With the development of global urbanization,the utilization of underground space is more critical and attractive for civil purposes.Various shapes of shield tunnels have been gradually proposed to cope with different ...With the development of global urbanization,the utilization of underground space is more critical and attractive for civil purposes.Various shapes of shield tunnels have been gradually proposed to cope with different geological conditions and service purposes of underground structures.Generally,reducing the burial depth of shield tunnel is conducive to construction and cost saving.However,extremely small overburden depth cannot provide sufficient uplift resistance to maintain the stability and serviceability of the tunnel.To this end,this paper firstly reviewed the status of deriving the minimum sand over-burden depth of circular shield tunnel using mechanical equilibrium(ME)method.It revealed that the estimated depth is rather conservative.Then,the uplift resistance mechanism of both circular and rectangular tunnels was deduced theoretically and verified with the model tests.The theoretical uplift resistance is consistent with the experimental values,indicating the feasibility of the proposed equations.Furthermore,the determination of the minimum soil overburden depth of rectangular shield tunnel under various working conditions was presented through integrated ME method,which can provide more reasonable estimations of suggested tunnel burial depth for practical construction.Additionally,optimizations were made for calculating the uplift resistance,and the soil thickness providing uplift resistance is suggested to be adjusted according to the testing results.The results can provide reference for the design and construction of various shapes of shield tunnels in urban underground space exploitation.展开更多
Groundwater level change stands a momentous role in affecting the geotechnical construction stability and safety of underground structures.Global warming and active underground construction cause conspicuous changes i...Groundwater level change stands a momentous role in affecting the geotechnical construction stability and safety of underground structures.Global warming and active underground construction cause conspicuous changes in the groundwater level,which further leaves an impact on the underground structures’serviceability.To reveal the interaction between underground structure and soil under groundwater level change in the sand layer,model tests of circular transportation tunnel and rectangular utility tunnel were carried out.With the self-designed experimental equipment and innovative experimental methods,the changes in tunnel stress,bending moment,buoyancy,and vertical displacement of the rise and drawdown of the groundwater level in the sand layer were studied.The results revealed the developments of concentrated structural forces during the rising and falling process of the groundwater water level,indi-cating critical locations that should be strengthened.Meanwhile,both tunnels showed the same movement trend:settling first,floating afterwards and settling at last.And it is concluded that no reduction is required when calculating buoyancy in sands using measured pore pressure.Conclusions can provide a notable reference for future related research and engineering designs.展开更多
基金support from National Major Scientific Instruments Development Project of China(Grant No.5202780029)Program of Distinguished Young Scholars,Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing,China(Grant No.cstc2020jcyjjq0087)Research on resilience prevention,control and adaptation strategy of flood disaster in megacities under changing environment(Grant No.2021-ZD-CQ-2).
文摘With the development of global urbanization,the utilization of underground space is more critical and attractive for civil purposes.Various shapes of shield tunnels have been gradually proposed to cope with different geological conditions and service purposes of underground structures.Generally,reducing the burial depth of shield tunnel is conducive to construction and cost saving.However,extremely small overburden depth cannot provide sufficient uplift resistance to maintain the stability and serviceability of the tunnel.To this end,this paper firstly reviewed the status of deriving the minimum sand over-burden depth of circular shield tunnel using mechanical equilibrium(ME)method.It revealed that the estimated depth is rather conservative.Then,the uplift resistance mechanism of both circular and rectangular tunnels was deduced theoretically and verified with the model tests.The theoretical uplift resistance is consistent with the experimental values,indicating the feasibility of the proposed equations.Furthermore,the determination of the minimum soil overburden depth of rectangular shield tunnel under various working conditions was presented through integrated ME method,which can provide more reasonable estimations of suggested tunnel burial depth for practical construction.Additionally,optimizations were made for calculating the uplift resistance,and the soil thickness providing uplift resistance is suggested to be adjusted according to the testing results.The results can provide reference for the design and construction of various shapes of shield tunnels in urban underground space exploitation.
基金the financial support from National Major Scientific Instruments Development Project of China(Grant no.5202780029)High-end Foreign Expert Introduction program(No.DL2021165001L)Science and Technology Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission(No.KJCXZD2020002).
文摘Groundwater level change stands a momentous role in affecting the geotechnical construction stability and safety of underground structures.Global warming and active underground construction cause conspicuous changes in the groundwater level,which further leaves an impact on the underground structures’serviceability.To reveal the interaction between underground structure and soil under groundwater level change in the sand layer,model tests of circular transportation tunnel and rectangular utility tunnel were carried out.With the self-designed experimental equipment and innovative experimental methods,the changes in tunnel stress,bending moment,buoyancy,and vertical displacement of the rise and drawdown of the groundwater level in the sand layer were studied.The results revealed the developments of concentrated structural forces during the rising and falling process of the groundwater water level,indi-cating critical locations that should be strengthened.Meanwhile,both tunnels showed the same movement trend:settling first,floating afterwards and settling at last.And it is concluded that no reduction is required when calculating buoyancy in sands using measured pore pressure.Conclusions can provide a notable reference for future related research and engineering designs.
