Study on the Adaptability of Shield Tunnel Segments Orthogonal Crossing Grade III Loess Ground Fissure Section

Taking the Xi’an rail transit line orthogonal crossing the ground fissure section as the engineering background, the structural properties and adaptability of the shield tunnel lining segment under the ground fissure environment are carried out. Using the finite element numerical simulation method, combined with the relevant model tests that have been carried out by predecessors, the damage characteristics of shield tunnel lining segment structure under the action of the ground fissure are revealed. The results show that shield tunnel structure is mainly shear deformation, with local bending deformation. Secondly, the principal tensile stress and principal tensile strain at the arch waist and arch foot of segment ring intersecting with ground fissure section are the largest. The relative dislocation between the rings of the shield tunnel near the ground fissure in the hanging wall is the largest, and the opening of arch top ring seam near the ground fissure in the footwall is the largest. Finally, the conventional shield tunnel lining segment structure cannot be directly used in the ground fissure site with a vertical dislocation of 200 mm.

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