Producing Undrained Stability Factors for Various Tunnel Shapes
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Article Title | Producing Undrained Stability Factors for Various Tunnel Shapes |
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ERA Journal ID | 4202 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Shiau, Jim (Author) and Keawsawasvong, Suraparb (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Geomechanics |
Journal Citation | 22 (8), pp. 1-8 |
Article Number | 06022017 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2022 |
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.1943-5622.0002487 |
Web Address (URL) | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29GM.1943-5622.0002487 |
Abstract | Tunneling in soft clay requires accurate estimation of the inner support pressure to prevent undesired ground settlement and maintain the overall soil stability. Previous researchers have shown that the stability factor approach, which is analogous to Terzaghi’s bearing capacity factors [critical stability number (Nc), Ns, and Nγ)], is effective and efficient to determine the limit loads of many geotechnical stability problems. Therefore, this paper aims to study the stability factors of four various tunnel shapes in undrained clay: the two-dimensional (2D) tunnels of circular, square, and heading in plane strain, and the three-dimensional (3D) circular tunnel heading. Using the advanced finite-element limit analysis (FELA), rigorous upper-bound (UB) solutions of the undrained stability factors (Fc, Fs and Fγ) will be produced for various tunnel depth ratios (C/D). Numerical UB results are compared with lower bound (LB) solutions. Comprehensive design charts, tables, and equations will be presented for practitioners to estimate the critical tunnel support pressure at collapse. |
Keywords | Upper bound; Lower bound; Finite-element limit analysis; Tunnel stability factors |
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 Engineering |
Thammasat University, Thailand | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7604/producing-undrained-stability-factors-for-various-tunnel-shapes
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