Segment design under consideration of the material used to fill the annular gap / Tübbingbemessung unter Berücksichtigung der Eigenschaften des Ringspaltmaterials
Author(s): |
Christian Thienert
Matthias Pulsfort |
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Medium: | journal article |
Language(s): | English, German |
Published in: | Geomechanics and Tunnelling, 2011, n. 6, v. 4 |
Page(s): | 665-680 |
DOI: | 10.1002/geot.201100050 |
Abstract: |
For the structural design using the bedding modulus method of the linings of tunnels to be driven by shield machines in granular soil, the surrounding ground is normally discretised with radially arranged extension springs, the stiffness of which is derived from the load-displacement behaviour of the surrounding ground (stiffness modulus Es). The precondition for this is that the properties of the mortar used to fill the annular gap at least correspond to those of the surrounding soil. If this is not the case - for example, if the grout is softer than a densely bedded non-cohesive soil - corresponding negative effects on the deformation of the tunnel lining are to be expected. This can even lead to damage to the segments in the form of spalling or leaks. In order to be able to quantify such effects and consider them in future structural calculations, the results of a parameter study using the finite-element method (FEM) for a tunnel in water-saturated granular soil are presented and a simply applied, modified bedding approach is proposed on this basis. |
Keywords: |
calculation methods calculation model grouting the annular gap bending loading deformation analysis approach
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