Three-dimensional analysis of circular tunnel headings using Broms and Bennermarks’ original stability number
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Article Title | Three-dimensional analysis of circular tunnel headings using Broms and Bennermarks’ original stability number |
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ERA Journal ID | 4202 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Shiau, Jim (Author) and Al-Asadi, Fadhil (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Geomechanics |
Journal Citation | 20 (7) |
Article Number | 06020015 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1532-3641 |
1943-5622 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001734 |
Web Address (URL) | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001734 |
Abstract | The stability of a tunnel face is described by the combined effects of surcharge load, self-weight of the soil, and internal supporting pressure. This combination can cause failure in either blowout or collapse. Since the plastic shearing in undrained soils is independent of loading directions in homogeneous soils, this paper studies Broms and Bennermark’s original stability number for the circular tunnel heading in cohesive soil using three-dimensional upper and lower bound finite-element limit analysis. Dimensionless ratios are used in this study to cover practical soil parameters and tunnel depths for collapse and blowout analyses. Numerical results of critical stability numbers are compared with two-dimensional and three-dimensional solutions available in the literature. Stability design charts and tables produced in this paper can be used to estimate safety factors for various design parameters. |
Keywords | stability number; critical supporting pressure; three-dimensional stability analysis |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400502. Civil geotechnical engineering |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Civil Engineering and Surveying |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5v19/three-dimensional-analysis-of-circular-tunnel-headings-using-broms-and-bennermarks-original-stability-number
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